Can you paint shock body?

[stevenwm]

Searched and didn’t find anything

Was wondering if anybody’s painted the shock bodies?

And possibly what kind of paint i should use

 

[Surchaufeur]

Searched and didn’t find anything

Was wondering if anybody’s painted the shock bodies?

And possibly what kind of paint i should use

You mean anodizing thats aluminum paint

 

[slick2500]

https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1...QIHbh-BnAQ1QJ6BAgHEAE&biw=2560&bih=1297&dpr=1

 

[stevenwm]

You mean anodizing thats aluminum paint

Ok thanks

I’m trying to make my red shocks black

I just use aluminum paint?
Can I just paint right over the red?

Appreciate the help guys

 

[Surchaufeur]

Ok thanks

I’m trying to make my red shocks black

I just use aluminum paint?
Can I just paint right over the red?

Appreciate the help guys

If you paint them with like a can of paint its going to flake off. Anodizing i think is a kind of cobtrolled oxydation. Its done with a coloured powder and heat i believe

 

[stevenwm]

If you paint them with like a can of paint its going to flake off. Anodizing i think is a kind of cobtrolled oxydation. Its done with a coloured powder and heat i believe

Thanks
Yeah I’ve done some pretty poor anodizing a couple times

I’m actually wanting black shock for a Talion and I have a red set was hoping I could just paint them

 

[Surchaufeur]

Thanks
Yeah I’ve done some pretty poor anodizing a couple times

I’m actually wanting black shock for a Talion and I have a red set was hoping I could just paint them

You have to strip the old anodizing first

 

[Johnny b]

Can you post up a few pics of that truck in your Avatar? Looks awesome!

 

[Surchaufeur]

Can you post up a few pics of that truck in your Avatar? Looks awesome!

Mine?

 

[stevenwm]

You have to strip the old anodizing first

Ok thanks!
Appreciate your help!

 

[Johnny b]

Mine?

Was referring to stevenwm but yeah, yours looks awesome also! I love pics! Lol.

 

[slick2500]

Thanks
Yeah I’ve done some pretty poor anodizing a couple times

I’m actually wanting black shock for a Talion and I have a red set was hoping I could just paint them

Long story short no you cannot paint them.

 

[stevenwm]

Long story short no you cannot paint them.

Thank you sir
I’ll have to figure something out

Can you post up a few pics of that truck in your Avatar? Looks awesome!

Thanks!
Here’s a couple

 

[EJunlimited]

I'm sure somebody makes black replacement shock bodies, right?

 

[Hector_Fisher]

You can apply paint as much as you want. How effectively the paint adheres, though, is a different matter as discussed above. As long as you don't somehow get paint onto any sealing surface (like o-rings or shock body thread), then I don't see any harm in trying to pain them and finding out how well it sticks. Just my two cents.