Best paint for an axle

[Blazair]

My favorite paint is cheap paint. But I dont have rust issues here in SoCal.

 

[5-90]

RELAY VIA PM -

I recently used an industrial epoxy paint system to refinish an enclosure at work that had to stand up to chemicals and constant humidity.

The "paint" itself wasn't paint at all: more like really thin epoxy. It was barely spreadable with brushes and rollers, and there were limits to how much it could be diluted with thinner to be sprayed.

That said, it was absolutely amazing in its durability and rapid cure time, and it would be my first choice for any harsh-environment finish in the future, especially on my vehicles.

One thing worth noting is that the retail markup on this paint was ridiculous. Standard pricing was somewhere around $200 for a two-gallon kit (one of each component of the mix), and bought on a company account I think it was around $80 for the set.


Jonathan

 

[alex22]

Sounds alot like the stuff we used to paint the concrete floor at work. some two part epoxy.

The paint on the calipers and rotors is just plain red rustoleum.

~Alex

 

[alex22]

I should have let the paint cure for a few more days. When I put it on the jackstands to install the gears, axles and such the paint rubed off when i spun the axle on the stands. Maybe I cut it with too much lacqure thinner and it is takeing longer than it should.(8:1) Any thoughts on what else might have made it stay soft?

 

[XbajajeepX]

POR-15.

 

[dinorl007]

POR-15 x2 get the topcoat as it will not fade, if u use it per the instructions it will outlast your vehicle, i have used it on frames and axles, it ahs never chipped or peeled off hth