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    7/02/2014 6:23 PM  #1

    Chelby-Ann
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    What color should I paint my driveshaft??

    Or should I ask
    What color did you paint your driveshaft
    Just had my driveshaft balanced with new U-Joints and ready to intall it.
    The rust color just won't do!
    Pix?
     

     

    7/02/2014 7:22 PM  #2

    Derek
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    Re: What color should I paint my driveshaft??

    Unless your building ah numbers matching trailer queen I'd just use this stuffhttp://www.brandsport.com/vhtp-sp670.html?cmp=fwgs2011&gclid=CLbun5D9p78CFWrl7AodukkAqQ It holds up really well, I use it all the time..

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    7/02/2014 7:49 PM  #3

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    Re: What color should I paint my driveshaft??

    Silver.  Looks clean.

    Money you enjoy wasting is NOT wasted money... unless your wife finds out.
     

    7/02/2014 10:33 PM  #4

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    Re: What color should I paint my driveshaft??

    Sorry! Driveshafts are supposed to be black!
    Howard

     

    7/03/2014 7:02 AM  #5

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    Re: What color should I paint my driveshaft??

    My vote is for Barbershop pole.  

    If multiple things can go wrong, the one that will go wrong will be the one that causes the most damage.
     

    7/03/2014 8:43 AM  #6

    Michael H.
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    Re: What color should I paint my driveshaft??

    Greg B wrote:

    My vote is for Barbershop pole.  

    +1

     

    7/03/2014 9:08 AM  #7

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    Re: What color should I paint my driveshaft??

    MustangSteve wrote:

    Silver.  Looks clean.

    c;mon Steve, put a piece of carpet on that jack pad when you use it under that diff housing! ;)

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    7/03/2014 9:33 AM  #8

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    Re: What color should I paint my driveshaft??

    I also vote barber shop pole. 

     

    7/03/2014 12:33 PM  #9

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    Re: What color should I paint my driveshaft??

    My vote would be alternating black and white circumfular ( is that a word?) stripes with adiminishing pitch towards the rear.
     Something akin to that vertigo spiral in Hichcocks movie of the same name.
     Garanteed to be a U Tube hit.

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    7/03/2014 9:35 PM  #10

    MS
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    Re: What color should I paint my driveshaft??

    Rudi wrote:

    MustangSteve wrote:

    Silver.  Looks clean.

    c;mon Steve, put a piece of carpet on that jack pad when you use it under that diff housing! ;)

    This car is built for function.  That black rustoleum paint has been on that rear end for more than 20 years now, and there have been quite a few floor jacks worn out going under this car !!!!  I guess now that I have the lift I might touch that up.  That is the good thing about using spray cans.  Easy to touch up.  I guarantee the rustoleum has lasted just as long as alot of way more expensive stuff on other cars.  But, I am in Texas where it is not a rust problem.  But that rear has about 43,000 miles on it now over 22 years.

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    7/04/2014 12:54 AM  #11

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    Re: What color should I paint my driveshaft??

    barber shop pole or fluro pink
     

     

    7/04/2014 2:27 PM  #12

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    Re: What color should I paint my driveshaft??

    Shoulda got an aluminum driveshaft, then you polish it to a mirror finish. But even as I say that mine is aluminum and not polished, will do that when I have ALL other things on the to-do list done. 

    Last edited by Lil' Hoss (7/04/2014 2:28 PM)

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    7/04/2014 7:22 PM  #13

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    Re: What color should I paint my driveshaft??

    Kristang wrote:

    I also vote barber shop pole. 

     
    +4

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    7/05/2014 6:12 AM  #14

    Chelby-Ann
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    Re: What color should I paint my driveshaft??

    You guys are funny with the barberpole suggestion! So, I thought I would entertain you with your suggestion.
    At the end of the day, I was happy with the Aluminum color. Thanks for the pix MS. I had that in my mind all along. Definetly met my expectations. Going to install it today.

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    7/05/2014 6:40 AM  #15

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    Re: What color should I paint my driveshaft??

    LOL ... assuming you were alone at home when these pictures were taken!

    65 Fastback, 351W, 5-speed, 4 wheel discs, 9" rear,  R&C Front End.
     

     

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