Andy, Lord knows my plate stays full but I do have my own bead blasting in my shop as you may know because of the calipers and all the other hardware parts I repair, blast and then either plate of paint. I have been using my own acid etching primer like POR 15 and painting system for the calipers and that has worked out good. Now I have on order 3 different colors of the POR 15 colors and their Acid etch before I paint the front lower control arms for a customer. I can take parts out to be powder coated but if you read what POR15 does if metal is prepared and applied correctly it might be just as good a choice. This is at a customer request I'm doing this and I also want to see how it works out. John Hervey www.specialtauto.com -----Original Message----- From: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Soma576@xxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 9:52 PM To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [DML] Complete suspension overhaul - any references? Hey Group, Though I am a moderator on the DML, I have been somewhat dormant the last year or so in the DeLorean world because I just haven't had a lot of time for it. But this spring I plan to begin the next phase of my restoration process - refurbishing the suspension. My '82 has a black-coated frame and suspension, which is probably hiding some rust. There are areas where the steel edges are slightly perforated or bent. It also has that nasty rubber coating on everything and I'd rather it be painted gray, or better yet powdercoated gray or black! I want to take care of this stuff before it gets to be beyond repair and I have to actually buy all new stuff. I have plenty of experience in rebuilding the brakes, replacing bushings, shocks, etc. But what is the best method of making the trailing arms, upper and lower links, and other large parts 'like new'? Is there a place I can send all this stuff to and they will refurbish and it and powdercoat it or something? I am mostly concerned with sending it somewhere that knows what they are doing and they can check for warpage, add reinforcement if needed, weld it if needed, etc. I don't want to get the parts back and find I have bad alignment because something didn't get put back to spec. Or find that bushing don't fit or whatever because they filled it in too thick with paint. What is usually done about this? I bet a vendor can tell me... Andy **************Check all of your email inboxes from anywhere on the web. Try the new Email Toolbar now! (http://toolbar.aol.com/mail/download.html?ncid=txtlnkusdown00000027) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups Links ------------------------------------ To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/