Is it ok to paint coil shock springs?

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Is it ok to paint coil shock springs?
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Posted: Aug 26, 2022 at 11:09 Quote
Spring after prep

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After 4 coats of Plastikote

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Back on the bike

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flag TravellerSeko
Posted: Aug 28, 2022 at 13:19 Quote
commental wrote:
Spring after prep

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After 4 coats of Plastikote

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Back on the bike

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This looks incredible, well done
I plan to paint it with pink or glossy red if I can findSmile results are better when scraping the old paint, aren’t they?
flag commental
Posted: Aug 28, 2022 at 14:50 Quote
[Quote="TravellerSeko"]
commental wrote:
Spring after prep


This looks incredible, well done
I plan to paint it with pink or glossy red if I can findSmile results are better when scraping the old paint, aren’t they?

Cheers. To be fair it looked fine for the first 18 months, but then the original coating started to break down. I wouldn't be too surprised if it needs doing again in a couple of years. Smile
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