Need a "BE"?

[camaromb]

Charlie,
Its never described as "original", only "re-manufactured". Another "correct", "numbers matching", "appears original" part!
Mark

[Tommy_Mathison]

How do you get the tubes so nice? Sanding primer, sand, Sanding primer, sand, Sanding primer, sand, Sanding primer, sand, Sanding primer, sand, Sanding primer, sand, Sanding primer, sand, Sanding primer, sand... Well I think you get the point. It takes a little TLC but it can be done and will look awesome when done right. My BU rear looked like an alligator after I sandblasted it. Now it looks NOS.

Tommy M.

[nuch_ss396]

Tommy,

Care to share how many hours went with all of that painting
& sanding? BTW, what did you do in the area where the
codes are stamped? That much paint would probably fill in
the stampings - no?

Steve

[Tommy_Mathison]

First you will want to lay down a coat of epoxy primer to cover all bare metal, then spray the pitted area with sanding primer (also called filler primer). I used a combination of a DA sander and manual sanding to take the entire surface of the tubes back down to bare metal. You will see the sanding primer starting to build up in those pitts. Then repeat. I ended up with about 5 or 6 coats of sanding primer and sanding to build up the pitting to the original axle surface. (When you are done with the sanding primer, it should look a bunch of specks of grey scattered in The bare metal tubes. That is the sanding primer filling in all those pits.) Epoxy prime the entire rear and inspect the tubes to your liking. Repeat as many times and you would like because you are not actually building up primer on the tubes, just in the pitts. After I am satisfied, I use an awl to scrape out all the stampings and then paint the entire rear in your finishing coat. It really will pay off and trust me, looks awesome when you are done. I really thought my rear had no chance but wow, it really looks great.

Tommy M.

[nuch_ss396]

Tommy,

That's great! Got any before & after images to share?

Steve