Powder coating lower control arms with ball joints

[BlackMachOne]

I want to re powder coat my Griggs lower control arms on my 94 Mustang. The ball joints are installed but I am replacing my rubber dust boots. Can I powder coat these without removing the ball joints?

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[no_go nico]

I want to re powder coat my Griggs lower control arms on my 94 Mustang. The ball joints are installed but I am replacing my rubber dust boots. Can I powder coat these without removing the ball joints?

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2016/06/griggs_zps3mp8f1eo-1.jpg (http://s275.photobucket.com/user/94Pro-5-0/media/1994%20Mustang/griggs_zps3mp8f1eo.jpg.html)

I don't think so. Every time I've powder coated A-Arms I had to remove the ball joints. Something about getting sand in there will leave them ruined. big pain in the butt. You may want to tape them off and spray paint them instead.

[Josh@Ridetech]

I would pull them out just to be safe.

[LS1-IROC]

No, take them out.

[Zspoiler]

I would also pull them .The high heat won`t do them any good.

[BMR Sales]

No you can't PC with them installed - between the Powder & the Heat, you would ruin the Ball Joints

[BlackMachOne]

Thanks for the advice. I figured it wasn't a good idea. Hopefully I can have them removed and re-installed without damaging them.

[MonzaRacer]

Stock style join ts should come out easy, Oreillys usually have ball joint / ujoint tool to rent/use