Painting Leafs & axle??

[bzdel2441]

What kind of paint do I use to paint the leaf springs and the rear axle??

[BoC]

is it a show truck?

[Littlewhitexj]

Id go to TSC and get some tractor paint, that stuff is TOUGH. I dont know how well it would hold up on the springs though...

[8Mud]

I found some graphit paint for the springs, been on there for about a year and a half. The rear end I painted with Rustolium rusty meatal primer (spray) and after a week of cure, brushed on a middle thick coat of gloss Rustolium. A trick is to get yourself a can if spray Rustolium Gloss and a section at a time, just after it tacks, spray over the brush paint lightly, removes 90% of the brush strokes. A hemp or natural fiber brush works best.
I did a whole sandblasted frame, about 15 years ago, with Rusty metal primer and Rustolium Gloss Black, it´still looks good.
If you live in salt country, don´t paint the brake hard lines, if the salt gets under the paint, it promotes rot, the brake lines are better off, just naked and hanging in the air.

[Bradlybob]

If you're not interested in it looking super pretty just use the cheap stuff from Wal-mart. Flat black, cheap, works ok.

[Popeye]

use por-15, really good stuff www.por15.com

[langer1]

use por-15, really good stuff www.por15.com (http://www.por15.com)
POR-15's the only way to go, after it's dry then you can paint over it if you like.

[Pugsley]

I have used Engine Paint or A high temp kinda goes on real thick, but that was me.

Pugsley

[learjets]

If you're not interested in it looking super pretty just use the cheap stuff from Wal-mart. Flat black, cheap, works ok.

2x on the Wal-mart paint bomb

[jlex]

POR-15 is the only way to go ... looks like powder-coat after its applied onto rusty metal. Get some acetone to clean it off your hands, though...
regards,
jlex.