Driveshaft/propshafts cleanup

[MattGE]

Is there anything I can do to clean these things up since I have them laying around? Has anyone painted or tried to make them look a little bit better before trowing them back in?

 

[Lynn D. Brown]

Matt,

Don't know if I've heard of anyone anal enuf to Chrome a driveshaft, but U may want to watch doing too much to it because U could throw off the balance. Don't know if Paint throw it off - U might ask a Driveshaft place, like DynoTech or Corpus Christi Driveshaft.

The trouble w steel is that is will always rust. If U really wanted a good looking D-Shaft, U could always get one of those Alum. ones and polish it. Not that I'm recommending that or anything.

 

[smeagol]

i sandblasted & POR'd mine... hopefully won't mess up the balance on it... there wasn't THAT much rust on it, and i was blasting & doing POR on a bunch of stuff at the same time.

 

[MattGE]

Thanks for the inputs guys. I just want to get rid of that rusted look.

 

[Hu Ryde]

I had mine balanced and they finish coated it also.

 

[SYO237]

what about doing the VHT paint thats holds up to high heat?


actually, ians got this stuff call Steel It. You paint it on, gives a nice aluminum finish. As long as its brushed evenly, i dont see how it would manage to unbalance either shaft... or at least, it would be so slight, probably wouldnt notice?

 

[Captain Morgan]

if you have any broken ones, im looking for some needle bearing that go in the end with the spring.

 

[Hu Ryde]

Don't know if Paint throw it off - U might ask a Driveshaft place, like DynoTech or Corpus Christi Driveshaft.

I was told it will. That's why I let them finish it for me.