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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Body, Glass & Paint => Topic started by: 75 C20 on March 16, 2008, 08:48:57 pm

Title: Hood Springs
Post by: 75 C20 on March 16, 2008, 08:48:57 pm

i sandblasted my hood hinges the other day and painted them up. I was wondering what you guys thing i should do to clean up my springs or should i just buy new ones? i cant decide how to derust/clean them and be able to cover them in paint.
these are off my 75

Title: Re: Hood Springs
Post by: 76 k10 on March 16, 2008, 09:22:26 pm

i would just get new ones there cheap and easy to fined............

Title: Re: Hood Springs
Post by: 75 C20 on March 16, 2008, 09:30:27 pm

chris do you sell springs?

Title: Re: Hood Springs
Post by: HAULIN IT on March 16, 2008, 10:13:24 pm

What I've done is: Get a 4' or so long 2x4, put a 3/8" x about 4" lag bolt in about an inch from each end, hook a spring on each one, use a small ratchet strap one to the other, give it a few clicks. Sandblast, scrub, what have you & paint them. I have a tool made to install them: a heavy "S" hook in one end of a 1" x 12" x 1/8" steel strap with a round rod on the other end for a handle, just hook the spring on the back of the hinge & put "the tool" on the front loop & pull. Works nice & easy. Lorne

Title: Re: Hood Springs
Post by: Captkaos on March 17, 2008, 02:13:29 pm

Quote from: 75 C20 on March 16, 2008, 09:30:27 pm

chris do you sell springs?

Sorry, I don't have springs for those as of yet.

Title: Re: Hood Springs
Post by: VileZambonie on March 17, 2008, 02:16:15 pm

I just stretch mine out and paint them and they always come out good. If you want to get really snazzy you can send the whole thing out to be chromed

Title: Re: Hood Springs
Post by: 75 C20 on March 17, 2008, 08:12:50 pm

Quote from: VileZambonie on March 17, 2008, 02:16:15 pm

If you want to get really snazzy you can send the whole thing out to be chromed

i don't need anything that snazzy because snazzy=$$
i probly will just stretch them and clean and paint