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Painted Red H&R Lowering Springs!

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Finally got my lowering springs from Whoosh! Took almost 3 weeks.

Painted them red today!

Painted on a base coat primer, then 2 coats of red, then 2 coats of protective gloss.

Came out the BOMB!

Cost was $28.99
 

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zdubyadubya

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let us know how they hold up. (y) several guys have powder-coated theirs. curious how paint does because its a significantly cheaper route. i have found rust-oleum to be surprisingly durable!
 

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let us know how they hold up. (y) several guys have powder-coated theirs. curious how paint does because its a significantly cheaper route. i have found rust-oleum to be surprisingly durable!
Ill keep you posted. They are being installed on Monday.
 

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Solid paint won’t work.

It Drys in a solid sheet. As the spring compress and decompress it will flake off. Regular paint will not work for anything that changes dimensions like a spring.

I hope you prove me wrong...because like was said above it is cheaper.

Powder coating works because of how it bonds.

A rubberized coating might work...


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Cdubya

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So did the paint stick?
 



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