What's the best way to paint sway bar and springs? I was just going to clean bar and springs well. Next lightly sand to scuff it up a little. Then prime them, next a light coat of paint let dry for a few hours then recoat 2-3 times. Will the paint stick or will it just rub off? Anybody try this before. Don't want to waste my time if the paint's not going to stick.

 

can i ask why you want to do this?

 

this has crossed my mind as well since my springs are black and i like seeing the colored springs through the tire welll. since i got H&R, i figured i better leave them black since it doesnt drop the car that much.

 

The springs paint wise are in pretty bad shape. The strut bar had a couple of scratches on them. I'm trying to keep my blue scheme to match my calipers.

 

Hey :attention: I'm a classy

 

If you really want to do it right, just get them powdercoated.

 

I've painted my RSB, sanded, primed, painted and clear coated - it holds up fine as long as you don't rub it.

When it was taken off to replace my rear beam, the installers did a "banged up" job of scraping most of paint off the bar.

As Kloogy mentioned, if you want it done right - just have them powdercoated.

 

I primed and painted mine before I installed it. 2 coats primer and 3 coats of silver. Still looks very good.