39cabbo,
I painted my backing plates, and axles with Zero Rust which is like Por 15. I think I might consider the powder coat method for the drums, hubs and wheels, since they are all off anyhow. I wonder if the powder coat is flexible enough for the springs. Anybody on the board done the springs powder coated before?

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