Painting front end parts....what color gray?
 

Hello,

I am redoing the front end on my 70 Chevelle SS. All new Moog tie rods, center link, etc....
So I was bouncing around on team chevelle and there is a mixed bag of answers on the right color of these cast iron pieces. I have Eastwood Spray Gray and Eastwood Detail Gray. The Detail Gray is much lighter. The Spray Gray is the exact color of cast iron. I am leaning towards Spray Gray/ cast iron color but so many front ends are painted the lighter steel gray. Any suggestions?


Thanks in advance!!
Anthony

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i use the detail gray on all of my suspension pieces

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Product Line: Martin Senour
Part Number: MS 7250
Spray Paint - Specialty Colors, 15 oz; Tecnique
Iron/BLOCK Cast
NAPA

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I bead blast and then dip them in quick black. I then spray them with a light oil. ECS has a product called RPM that is good as well. Tumbling is better than bead blasting if you have access to one large enough. But - this is for a factory bare metal look. I do that for restoring an original part to a correct finish. But - for something you want to drive - I guess painting would be far more durable and less maintenance. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

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If you want to have them natural like they left the factory, bare metal and rpm work nice. The center link on a camaro has a dark finish, possibly related to heat treatment along with the piece that bolts to the frame. I cleaned mine and used a gun bluing kit to blacken them. I noticed a friends 68 442 today looked dark also. I think I treated mine with rpm after bluing

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https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...181013_402.jpg
Here you can see bare metal where I bead blasted compared to the dark factory finish

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With regards to rust prevention.........I'm a big fan of <span style="font-weight: bold">FLUID FILM</span>

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: CamarosRus</div><div class="ubbcode-body">With regards to rust prevention.........I'm a big fan of <span style="font-weight: bold">FLUID FILM</span> </div></div> X2