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| fiid |
 Sep 29 2003, 04:51 PM
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Turbo Megasquirted Subaru Member  Group: Members Posts: 2,827 Joined: 7-April 03 From: San Francisco, CA Member No.: 530 Region Association: Northern California  |
What are our favorite ways of cleaning suspension components? Inspired by brads awesome looking powder coated suspension bits, I am going to pull mine off and clean them up and give them a lick of paint.
I am thinking I will attack them with a wire brush drill bit (my usual favorite technique). Are there chemicals that can help? I don't have a bead or sand blaster - is that something I should get for this kind of work?? Can I get a decent one for cheap? Do I need a compressor for that? Is my bank account ever going to recover?? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon14.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon14.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon14.gif) Fiid. |
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| vortrex |
Sep 29 2003, 04:57 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,687 Joined: 24-December 02 From: SF, CA Member No.: 4 Region Association: None |
you'd need a decent sized compressor. I had a 5HP 20 gallon and it blasted good for smaller (suspension type) parts. trailing arms looked great after 30 min. of course then you need the blaster too. a siphon works ok, but pressurized is much better. probably best off with a wire brush and some brake cleaner.
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| seanery |
Sep 29 2003, 05:01 PM
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waiting to rebuild whitey! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,852 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None |
sand blasting is cheap.
I found a local company that did a bunch of stuff for my dad and I for $31. |
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| Mueller |
Sep 29 2003, 05:06 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None 
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large plastic garbage can , filled with water and Castrol SuperClean, it'll eat the grime and paint off in a few days if left submerged (not a good idea for your wheelbearings if you didn't plan on replacing them, but blasting not too good for them as well)
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| SirAndy |
Sep 29 2003, 05:12 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,651 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
get a case of brake cleaner ....
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| fiid |
Sep 29 2003, 05:50 PM
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Turbo Megasquirted Subaru Member Group: Members Posts: 2,827 Joined: 7-April 03 From: San Francisco, CA Member No.: 530 Region Association: Northern California |
I take it brake cleaner can be had from Kragen or some other similarly clueless establishment??
(Not a Kragen fan, but it's close and has parking (which is good if you live in the city - unlike MUNI, which is not good)) Fiid. |
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| vortrex |
Sep 29 2003, 06:02 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,687 Joined: 24-December 02 From: SF, CA Member No.: 4 Region Association: None |
yup, get it anywhere. probably walgreens too. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
if you need other body/paint stuff there is a auto body supply store close to you on south van ness, maybe somewhere around 20th st?? they have lots of stuff, including zero-rust. |
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| r_towle |
Sep 29 2003, 06:54 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,577 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States
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For Sandblasting of small items (suspension parts are small in these terms) Try any local grave stone fabrication shop. they have sandblasters and usually will work cheaply for cash.
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