Painted Drive Shaft
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Painted Drive Shaft
Anyone paint their drive shaft or propeller shaft? Thinkin about a very light coat of rattle can primer, nothin heavy or balance changing. Thoughts?
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Just curious why you would want to paint an aluminum drive shaft Tuxer? I think it's fine as is. Maybe polish it if it was a show truck (that would look really cool!
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Or are you talking about the front DS?
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)Or are you talking about the front DS?
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Really? Mine is aluminum, just assumed they all were. OK, now you makin' some sense.
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I painted the first year and the first Northern NY winter removed all the paint. So I ended up saying the heck with it and tried the bed liner in a car stuff on it. It has been about a year and a half it stayed on after the winter and no problems yet. I did try my best to make sure the coating was as even as I could get it. Most mechanics I talked to about it said that it would be no big deal.
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that doesnt look like aluminum to me. that looks like steel buddy. go put a magnet on it.
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I used to weld aluminum for a living so I am not gonna argue this one. Call it whatever you like, it's aluminum.Thanks
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He's got one of those goofy extra long trucks that require a 2 piece drive shaft, which is made of heavier steel.....
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