Blasting an Anti-Roll Bar

[rtbcomp]

I have just bought a used ant-roll bar and it has some surface rust. I would prefer to clean and paint it before fitting, but am unsure whether or not blasting would cause any problems.

Thanks

 

[gordon stephenson]

I wouldn't have thought so, You are only removing rust, Which will no longer be playing any part in anti-roll control.

 

[normspanners]

I would have thought it wouldnt mind some bad language.
you'll be fine--- get it blasted.

 

[MoreWellie]

What are you going to paint it with? I have previously used hammerite and they look just as bad now as before I cleaned them although I suppose it is 6 or so years ago

I just used a wire brush in the angle grinder to clean them mainly because I didn't have access to a blast cabinet back then

 

[rtbcomp]

I'll probably use some spare Dulux over etch primer, because that's what I've got. It's not going to be on show.

 

[anto44]

I've gotten a good few of anti roll bars sandblasted and never had any issues. I normally just stick them in a vice and just use a wire wheel in the grinder though.

 

[rtbcomp]

Thanks for the help - I just wanted to make sure I wasn't going to interfere with the properties of the steel.

I'll be cleaning it up and storing it until needed. The car is fitted with unobtainable self-levelling dampers, but when these fail conventional ones need the ARB.

 

[anto44]

You will be fine blasting them it won't get it hot enough or hit it hard enough to effect the hardness. Only reason I normally wire wheel them is because they don't fit in the blast cabinet

 

[Turbo]

Whatever you paint them with make sure it's flexible otherwise it will crack when the arb twists!

 

[brightspark]

high build vinyl https://www.paints4trade.com/hi-bui...MIq6_uiM2s1QIVLbvtCh34dg9DEAQYBSABEgKa1vD_BwE

 

[james butler]

i had this conversation with someone just the other day and he said grit blasting would be fine but shot blasting (with steel beads) is a no no as it work hardens the surface that can cause springs and anti roll bars to snap.