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Leaf spring restoration.. #2752917 03/17/20 07:29 PM 03/17/20 07:29 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,927 Columbus, Ohio Chally426 OP top fuel
Chally426 OP top fuel Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,927 Columbus, Ohio	Is it recommended, or not recommended to sand blast leaf springs. I'll be taking them completely apart to do so...

Re: Leaf spring restoration.. [Re: Chally426] #2752958 03/17/20 09:40 PM 03/17/20 09:40 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,908 Nebraska 4 4406bbl top fuel
4406bbl top fuel 4 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,908 Nebraska	A piece of 6" pipe, capped and soak them in evaporust if they are to be finished in bare metal. If black painted or real rusty and pitted, then blast them. Depends what you want.

Re: Leaf spring restoration.. [Re: 4406bbl] #2753222 03/18/20 06:20 PM 03/18/20 06:20 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,927 Columbus, Ohio Chally426 OP top fuel
Chally426 OP top fuel Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,927 Columbus, Ohio	I was wondering if sand blasting them would hurt the spring rate at all

Re: Leaf spring restoration.. [Re: Chally426] #2753260 03/18/20 08:01 PM 03/18/20 08:01 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,948 British Columbia C chrisf master
chrisf master C Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,948 British Columbia	wont hurt the spring rate. have your blaster blast with a fine media. anything numerically below 50 grit is rock, 50-100 glass is a great media for leafs. i blast probably 15 sets a month and no issues.

Re: Leaf spring restoration.. [Re: chrisf] #2753273 03/18/20 08:57 PM 03/18/20 08:57 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,927 Columbus, Ohio Chally426 OP top fuel
Chally426 OP top fuel Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,927 Columbus, Ohio	Awesome... Thanks

Re: Leaf spring restoration.. [Re: Chally426] #2753327 03/18/20 11:37 PM 03/18/20 11:37 PM
Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 9,550 Sacramento CA M Morty426 master
Morty426 master M Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 9,550 Sacramento CA	I used evap-o-rust for mine - they look fantastic

Re: Leaf spring restoration.. [Re: Morty426] #2753440 03/19/20 12:29 PM 03/19/20 12:29 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,748 Rio Linda, CA John_Kunkel Too Many Posts
John_Kunkel Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,748 Rio Linda, CA	Always wondered if powder coating spring leafs at 375 degrees would harm them. The INTERNET, the MISinformation superhighway

Re: Leaf spring restoration.. [Re: John_Kunkel] #2753708 03/20/20 08:02 AM 03/20/20 08:02 AM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 21,403 It's a dry heat gtx6970 Too Many Posts
gtx6970 Too Many Posts Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 21,403 It's a dry heat	Originally Posted by John_Kunkel Always wondered if powder coating spring leafs at 375 degrees would harm them. I had the springs for 2 different cars acid dipped and powder coated with no ill effects

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