05-05-2024, 07:57 PM
Part 3: The restoration of parts
In these 3rd part of these series, I will go over all the parts I started to restore. These are the parts that came off the WRB Surbaru and will go on the Sedona Subaru.
Ill start with the rear and front subframe of the car. These are the two subframes that are the main ones for the car. When I took these frames off the car. They were full of rusting metal chips, and years of grease, dirt. The very first thing I did was spray them with degreaser. I did this a couple of times. I would stray, wait a couple of minutes or so and then wipe off. Once i got most of the grease off, I pressure wasehd them. Once the parts were full of grease and dirt, I set them on my wood stove that heats my shop in the winter time. Figured this was the best and fastest way for these to dry off.
Then I hung them up to paint them. Usually I would powder coat these types of parts. But i was not really wanting to take all the bushings out and replace them. Last time I did that, it was a very long process to take the bushings out. Instead i chose to paint them. Nothing special, I bought a bunch of cans of Rust-Oleum Rust Reformer. This stuff is pretty good and not bad for the price. I did a couple of coats of this paint on both the subframes. Won't lie, but they came out great. Was super happy with the outcome.
Next thing I started was the knuckles. These things were super rusty. Crazy thing was that all the bearings were in good condiiton. In the end, they came out pretty good. At least a lot better than before.
The next thing I did was the driveshaft. This really was not that bad, had surface rust, but nothing like that parts I had done so far. I quickly sanded the drive shaft and then sprayed it.
There are some other parts, I need to do, but as of this moment, I have not gotten to them yet.
In these 3rd part of these series, I will go over all the parts I started to restore. These are the parts that came off the WRB Surbaru and will go on the Sedona Subaru.
Ill start with the rear and front subframe of the car. These are the two subframes that are the main ones for the car. When I took these frames off the car. They were full of rusting metal chips, and years of grease, dirt. The very first thing I did was spray them with degreaser. I did this a couple of times. I would stray, wait a couple of minutes or so and then wipe off. Once i got most of the grease off, I pressure wasehd them. Once the parts were full of grease and dirt, I set them on my wood stove that heats my shop in the winter time. Figured this was the best and fastest way for these to dry off.
Then I hung them up to paint them. Usually I would powder coat these types of parts. But i was not really wanting to take all the bushings out and replace them. Last time I did that, it was a very long process to take the bushings out. Instead i chose to paint them. Nothing special, I bought a bunch of cans of Rust-Oleum Rust Reformer. This stuff is pretty good and not bad for the price. I did a couple of coats of this paint on both the subframes. Won't lie, but they came out great. Was super happy with the outcome.
Next thing I started was the knuckles. These things were super rusty. Crazy thing was that all the bearings were in good condiiton. In the end, they came out pretty good. At least a lot better than before.
The next thing I did was the driveshaft. This really was not that bad, had surface rust, but nothing like that parts I had done so far. I quickly sanded the drive shaft and then sprayed it.
There are some other parts, I need to do, but as of this moment, I have not gotten to them yet.