Anyone paint their drive shaft or propeller shaft? Thinkin about a very light coat of rattle can primer, nothin heavy or balance changing. Thoughts?

 

I have always painted everything the factory didn't. Never a problem.

 

on vehicle or off

edit: and when you say everything, does that include steering knuckle / joint? cause i dont see a way to paint that without removal

 

Yes I paint all that stuff on the truck. You can purty Much get to everything. I hold prices of cardboard behind some items as not to paint stuff that don't need to be.

 

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!)

Or are you talking about the front DS?

Thanks

 

Its not alum. Its steel.

 

Really? Mine is aluminum, just assumed they all were. OK, now you makin' some sense.

Thanks

 

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.

 

Ive heard of aluminium drive shafts and hoods but never seen em

 

that doesnt look like aluminum to me. that looks like steel buddy. go put a magnet on it.

 

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

 

i weld too. and my driveshaft is ferrous. magnet sticks. magnet stick to yours?

 

He's got one of those goofy extra long trucks that require a 2 piece drive shaft, which is made of heavier steel.....

 

its not two piece. and how could it be "heavier" steel if the short ones are supposedly not even steel to begin with.

 

I thought all LB truck had 2 piece drive shaft. Maybe it's a 250 vs 350 thing....

I meant the steel was heavier than aluminum.