Sandblasted stuff

[okbeast]

Well had everything sandblasted and am working on the powdercoating right now. What can I do on the pieces that were sandblasted and not everything was powdercoated, like the axle splines, to keep from it from rusting?

 

Anyone else run into this problem?

[RZBansheeMan]

I am not sure how important it is to keep some of these parts super clean, but try melting some bees wax on to the splines.

[okbeast]

I was thinking more for looks. I'm trying to get away from the rusty look :biggrin:

[RZBansheeMan]

I was thinking that the bees wax would seal the blasted area so the moisture couldn't get in to it, but wasn't for sure on how messy it would be. Hope you find something that works well for ya.

 

:beer:

 

Mike

[banmeister]

I was thinking more for looks. I'm trying to get away from the rusty look :biggrin:

A freind of mine had his rear axel bright clear zinc plated, it was cheaper then powder coating and look quite good. He polished it before taking it to the plater so after it was plated it was about as shiney as the aluminum wheels look when they are new.

Depending on your color combination you could also consider bright yellow zinc which has a yellow / gold look to it.

 

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[okbeast]

Axle is black

[Ruko]

For things like the splines that are covered you could put some anti-sieze like copper coat or something on it.. even a light coat of grease. Anything you can see and you want to have a blasted look get a can of clear coat to cover it. You can also get a satin finish clear coat if you don't want it shiny.

[FireHead]

There are some industrial rust preventative sprays that you can buy at your local marine hardware store. The downside is they may leave a yellow hazey finish, but you can always remove it with acetone.