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Painting my transmission and transfer case |
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jgodfrey 
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 Topic: Painting my transmission and transfer casePosted: 15 Nov. 2020 at 3:33pm |
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I have both cases cleaned. But having never done this I'm unsure about when to prime and when to paint.
I want all the bolts painted, so my gut tells me I should put them all the way back together, tape off areas not to be painted, and prime and paint as the final step. But I've also seen people prime before reassembly. Any thoughts or gotchas? Thanks |
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TateC
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Posted: 15 Nov. 2020 at 5:00pm |
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I just did this recently. I assembled both the trans and transfer case and painted them separately and then bolted them together and did a final few coats on the unit as a whole. As for painting the bolts, some I installed and then painted and others I stuck in cardboard and painted and then installed
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Tate Christensen
1941 Ford GP #9687 1943 Willys MB #263100 1944 Ford GPW #234613 1945 Willys CJ2A #10226 |
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Oldpappy
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Posted: 15 Nov. 2020 at 10:15pm |
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I would paint the cases, not the bolts, assemble the unit, torque to spes, and then a final coat of paint to cover the bolts.
If you Paint the bolts ahead of time, they will just get the paint messed up by the wrench.
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Posted: 16 Nov. 2020 at 6:46pm |
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What is the original color of trans/tc? Semi-gloss black I assume?
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Oldpappy
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Posted: 19 Nov. 2020 at 4:50pm |
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On my two CJ2As (47 & 48) the color was grey.
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