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Originally Posted by Mezzo
Did you use the same OER high solid silver on the axle and brake drums? If so where was it purchased?
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Call me crazy, it's ok, I've been dealing with these demons for years, but I've always been of the mindset that if the 'Shades of Gray' vary for the different parts, there is a greater character and depth to the completed unit that makes it interesting to look at when taken in with the rest of the underside. I'm certainly not advocating that these particular shades represent the exact color of a bare steel tube or cast iron part or annealed flat bar spring, but it does in my opinion give the assembly character, while being easy to maintain at this level.
The picture in the previous post of the CM-G rear with the assembled springs did have brighter drums originally but I changed that to more of a cast color later, and is now more like these examples of a GY-G rear end.
With that said:
Primer is Tempo A702 Zinc Phosphate primer. Need lots of light coats. No heavy coats or it will never dry... unless you can fit the part in your wife's oven. Found at your local aviation parts house or online.
To get rid of the surface pitting on the steel tubes, glaze coat and/or Evercoat high build primer, sanded smooth
Steel tubes: Seymour Stainless Steel 16-054
Cast iron pumpkin: Eastwood Spray Gray
Brake backing plates: Eastwood Brake Gray
Brake drums: Bill Hirsch Cast Iron High heat primer.... Cooked in the oven for curing and maximum spousal anxiety.
Leaf Springs: OER High solids silver K89580 from Classic Industries or probably found online too.
Polished off with some custom made decals correct for the application and some Quanta inspection paint replicated paint daubs from known original examples.
I hope some of this information is helpful.
