Deerjager
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I have had these 2 towing shackles since I bought my first Z71 back in 1993. The paint has long since worn off and these things were just bare metal. I bought these things long ago at the four wheel drive store on hwy 8 in Lexington NC back then. I think it is Tom;s 4 wheel of something like that. Anyhow, back to the story. Some of you may remember I do gun coating with the Norrell Moly Resin. I had some red and semi gloss black I have been wanting to try out on something.
I decided to sandblast the shackles and try out the Norrell on these. If it is good enough for my guns, why not my F250? The only thing I was disappointed in was the dark areas in the red finish on the shackle bodies. This was due to the soft nature of the un-cured coating and the weight of the shackles causing pressure points. I sprayed them 3 times and cured them twice with no luck on getting rid of them. Oh well, no worries.
Now I have a permanent, durable hard finish for these 2 shackles and I think they look pretty good for the front of my F250 Powerstroke. Now I gotta find something else to coat now.
I decided to sandblast the shackles and try out the Norrell on these. If it is good enough for my guns, why not my F250? The only thing I was disappointed in was the dark areas in the red finish on the shackle bodies. This was due to the soft nature of the un-cured coating and the weight of the shackles causing pressure points. I sprayed them 3 times and cured them twice with no luck on getting rid of them. Oh well, no worries.
Now I have a permanent, durable hard finish for these 2 shackles and I think they look pretty good for the front of my F250 Powerstroke. Now I gotta find something else to coat now.
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