Leaf springs

reallylongnickname

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Leaf springs Q. What would you guys do... Leave it on and sandblast and paint it, or disassemble it all then sand blast and paint?

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In my humble opinion, only you can make that call for what level of detail / perfection your looking for. One thing that goes without question is, by sand blasting with the springs in place, you'll never get all the rust off, and what rust remains will eventually spread back under the new paint.

Just my uneducated opinion.
 
On my 51 Ford F1, I took the spring packs apart, blasted and epoxied (2 coats), then reassembled the packs using poly liners between each spring. As I never drove the truck before I restored it, I couldn't tell you if it makes any difference. Lots of info on the HAMB, if you want to do some light reading.
 
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