Painting my Driveshaft
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i sparked a debate on here a while back about painting things like that
here's what i learned
apparently, somehow, the driveshaft is balanced....somehow...and paint can throw off the balance of it, and etc, and it'll mess up
sounds far fetched, but thas the best of my knowledge
mine is rusty too....its just the metal, it's all gonna rust away unless u paint it from the first day u buy the truck
i just painted the frame, axles, t-bars and skid plates and fenderwells...it makes a big difference...plus...who really sees the driveshaft all that much?
here's what i learned
apparently, somehow, the driveshaft is balanced....somehow...and paint can throw off the balance of it, and etc, and it'll mess up
sounds far fetched, but thas the best of my knowledge
mine is rusty too....its just the metal, it's all gonna rust away unless u paint it from the first day u buy the truck
i just painted the frame, axles, t-bars and skid plates and fenderwells...it makes a big difference...plus...who really sees the driveshaft all that much?
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I'm sorry but I have to disagree with the whole "out of balance" thing due to paint.
Those of us with aluminum driveshafts, like me, don't have to worry about painting it...however if I had a steel one I wouldn't hesitate to paint it.
The rust buildup is far from being perfectly balanced accross your driveshaft, in addition mud and other "scale" builds up on the driveshaft, especially in winter. If anything, removing your driveshaft and cleaning it with wire wheel or abrasive disk and then primering and painting would IMPROVE the balance of your shaft. It would prevent it from rusting in the future and help to prevent that "scale" buildup of roadgrime and other junk...just looking at the picture you can clearly see differences of rust buildup as well as other "stuff" that has built up on the shaft...a few thousands of an inch of paint in one spot or another will hardly affect the shaft more than varying rust and mud/grime!!!
My $.02 on the matter.
Those of us with aluminum driveshafts, like me, don't have to worry about painting it...however if I had a steel one I wouldn't hesitate to paint it.
The rust buildup is far from being perfectly balanced accross your driveshaft, in addition mud and other "scale" builds up on the driveshaft, especially in winter. If anything, removing your driveshaft and cleaning it with wire wheel or abrasive disk and then primering and painting would IMPROVE the balance of your shaft. It would prevent it from rusting in the future and help to prevent that "scale" buildup of roadgrime and other junk...just looking at the picture you can clearly see differences of rust buildup as well as other "stuff" that has built up on the shaft...a few thousands of an inch of paint in one spot or another will hardly affect the shaft more than varying rust and mud/grime!!!
My $.02 on the matter.
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