Getting ready to paint front Subframe and susp. parts - suggestions? - 1st gen Camaro

[BuddyP]

Have all my front end parts layed out and ready for sand blast and powder coating... just wanted to see if anybody had any tips or suggestions of anything that I should do or watch out for mostly in regards to getting all the parts back and having to recut/grind somewhere because they don't fit back together right. Just want to do it right the first time.

[68ls1wannabe]

Just be ready to paint it the day the blasting is done. Rust will start to form over night on the bare metal if you don't.

[BuddyP]

Yup, plan on that. The powder coater will probably be the one blasting it anyway.

[rockdogz]

Did you take any front sheetmetal off? One thing that killed me was scratching up my powdercoated frame and suspension pieces with the inner fenderwell. Next time I will protect them before trying to fit any other parts... Tape some rags around them or something.

[BuddyP]

all the front sheet metal is off... all down to bare parts. I'll keep that in mind though!

[capbuster]

Just did the same thing to mine. Front subframe off and UCA's and LCA's off. After the sandblasting there were 2 spots that ended up as holes in the frame rails. I had to weld in some small patches before I could prime and paint. Just something to look out for, it surprised me, I wasn't prepared for the delay but dealt with it and went on.

Good Luck!

[jacobgiles]

use good etching primer