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Old 08-01-2015, 01:54 AM   #11
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Re: Powder Coating Leaf Springs?

Excellent contribution. Thanks

I wonder if this stuff would work: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vi ... ID=EBAY-US

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Old 08-01-2015, 07:51 AM   #12
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Re: Powder Coating Leaf Springs?

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Do not know about leaf springs, would guess (WAG) that they would be lower stressed then coil springs.
I'm working on design at work presently where we are designing tiny leaf springs to hold test tubes (vacutainers)....pretty much the same issues as coil spring design, as you drive the rate lower, the stress increases. The math for leaf springs is the same as beams, either cantilevered or simply supported.
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Old 08-01-2015, 08:01 AM   #13
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Re: Powder Coating Leaf Springs?

This stuff

http://www.amsoil.com/shop/by-produc...tal-protector/
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Old 08-01-2015, 08:08 AM   #14
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Re: Powder Coating Leaf Springs?

powder coating would imply removing them? Why not just wire brush off the scale and spray them with Eastwood rust encapsulator and then follow with black spray paint or their chassis black.
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Old 08-01-2015, 02:07 PM   #15
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Re: Powder Coating Leaf Springs?

Why not just spray them down with Fluid Film or por-15? Just keep it away from the brakes.
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Old 08-04-2015, 07:52 PM   #16
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Re: Powder Coating Leaf Springs?

I would take them apart, media blasted then simply spray painted with epoxy and then reassemble it and installed you might have to do this every couple of years but it would be inexpensive and relatively easy.
The reason I would go the inexpensive route is because they flex so much. An expensive coating might not be able to keep up with the flexibility and peel or flake off after time. Once you remove the rust by media blasting them and sealing them up with an epoxy paint I doubt they would rust quickly unless the paint was broken where moisture could get in.
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Old 09-24-2015, 09:52 AM   #17
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Re: Powder Coating Leaf Springs?

The folks at Ken Imler Diesel(big diesel shop in Sacramento) are recommending replacing my leaf springs because of rust. Can the rust be treated with one of the suggestions here or is it just better in the long run to replace them?





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Old 09-24-2015, 11:11 AM   #18
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Re: Powder Coating Leaf Springs?

Hi James,

I live in an area known for rusty vehicles where the winter road salt is strong enough to kill roadside trees over time.

I have never considered replacing leaf springs because of rust.

Save your money for the engine!

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Old 09-24-2015, 11:14 AM   #19
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Re: Powder Coating Leaf Springs?

Agreed. Every vehicle up here (Alberta) looks like that after a year or two. Rusty leaf springs aren't really a concern IMHO. More of an annoyance if they start squeaking.
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I have never considered replacing leaf springs because of rust.

Me neither......they would have to be mighty rusty.
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