Still need to finish sand to at least 220 grit before prime or paint.
Otherwise wasting your time
Otherwise wasting your time
Removing brushed on RUST-OLEUM from axle housing?
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DavidLee
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sorry, i had the know it all neighbor come over and tell me that i was doing it all wrong. I stopped using the wire brush and took out my die grinder with some 80 grit. And of course i just had one disk left.I was agreeing with you about the flap wheel.
Didn't know if you realized that.
I have used flap discs for years, great tool. LIke he said, with 80 grit , even 120 it will leave bad scratches on sheetmetal, probably on that rear end metal too. Pointing this out since you are going to all this trouble. Give 'er hell
Looking great, FYI on the appliance paint if you never used it before, read the directions for prep and it has to be at least sixty degrees for spraying it, they also have it in quarts if you have a gun.
TrailBeast
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It'd be prettier and last longer if he had a big enough oven. << duckin >> 
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Still a option...
Dartnut
Don't hate me because i'm beautiful
Honestly, i've used Rustoleum (up here it's called Tremclad) and brushed it onto the housing straight from the can, and it smoothed out like it was sprayed on there.
Very shiny and smooth finish and it still looks like it was done yesterday even though it was 4 years ago.
I buffed the housing with an aggressive cup wire wheel on a mini grinder and it hasn't chipped or flaked off yet or even dulled.
If you do it when the housing is cold, the brush marks might stay, but i used a torch on it until it was warm to the touch if that matters to you.
It cost me under 20 bucks overall and i am obviously happy with the results............
Very shiny and smooth finish and it still looks like it was done yesterday even though it was 4 years ago.
I buffed the housing with an aggressive cup wire wheel on a mini grinder and it hasn't chipped or flaked off yet or even dulled.
If you do it when the housing is cold, the brush marks might stay, but i used a torch on it until it was warm to the touch if that matters to you.
It cost me under 20 bucks overall and i am obviously happy with the results............
TrailBeast
AKA Mopars4us on Youtube
It'd be prettier and last longer if he had a big enough oven. << duckin >>
Yes, but who do we know that has an oven that big?
Hmmmm.
I bid 50 bucks ya showoff.
I'm impressed, because there aren't many that would think to do that with heat.
DavidLee
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that maybe an option, i have to see if the 5:13 gears will be low enough to get the 273 to pull off the index. I know that some of the other 273 stockers are hoarding every new 5:38 gears they can find for 8 3/4" rears.
Here is the housing with two coats of paint
Marcohotrod
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I know it is too late now, but why not sand the brushed on rust oleum and paint over it
DavidLee
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i would have but the PO painted over dirt and some hardened oil so it looked like crap.
Oooohhhhh it's a Dana sexy.
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