What paint for chassis parts?

[Tom Nas]

Gerard <gerard at poboxes.com> wrote:

> > First suggestion: Smoothrite (smooth version of Hammerite).
>
>You mean the can I held in my hand on Sunday afternoon? :)
>Is this stuff pretty strong when it comes to chipping and bombardment by
>road debris?

It's OK. Not resistant to petrol, but doing OK with stones and such.

> > Better still: powder coating. Ask Huw Powell. :-)
>
>Darn, just put all the bushing in. Don't think the rubbery bits would
>handle the heat of baking.

Indeed. And it requires cleaning out the insides of the parts where the 
bushings go, or covering them up before spraying with powder. But it's the 
ultimate way of protecting your suspension parts.

Regards, Tom