GrahamU 5 Posted June 23, 2013 Got this beam free when I bought a pair of mk4 calipers and braided hoses and have been thinking about cleaning it up, getting it powder coated and new bushes etc It has a fair bit of rust lumps falling off of it, do you think its to far gone? Sorry for the amount of pics but I wanted to give a good idea of its condition Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Timbo 0 Posted June 23, 2013 I would knock some of the rust off first. When it flakes up like that it has a tendency to make it look worse than it actually is. Having said that, it's probably on the marginal side IMHO. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 Lee 0 Posted June 23, 2013 Just get rid of the surface rust and then upload some more photos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supercharged 2 Posted June 23, 2013 Get it shotblasted / powder coated! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CazzaVR 0 Posted June 23, 2013 /\ +1. You can't really tell until you've had it shot-blasted. You can then make a decision on whether it's worth getting powder coated or not. Shouldn't cost too much at all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrahamU 5 Posted June 23, 2013 Cool, I'll get it stripped Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supercharged 2 Posted June 23, 2013 Hmm - I didn't see the pics of the bushes before... tbh that's the worst I've ever seen one - must have sat for a while! It may well be ok though but I think you should check the bushes actually come out first before spending money on it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davidwort 0 Posted June 23, 2013 Sorry, that beam looks really bad, I'm sure you can find a better one than that as a starting point for a blast and repaint. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
