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Got a question, I've finally got the frame ready to go in and get blasted and powder coated. What about the "holes" where the pins go in to hold the springs on? ('53 3/4 ton). The guy that's doing it builds wood stoves (the pellet / wood log furnaces). He said make sure everything's off that I don't want done. Its gonna get blasted, an acid bath and powder coated. Is it bad if those holes are open when it goes in? Or should I clean the pins up and put them back in just to keep the powder coating out of the holes? Any ideas?

On my COE, I had a shop sandblast and powder coat my frame. They did such a good job, I later had them do inner fender panels, floorboards, doghouse and shifter linkage. Many of the pieces had threaded holes or holes for things like the spring pins. After blasting, they plugged these holes but I am not sure with what. One panel returned with rubber bottle stoppers in the holes that needed to be blocked. Clearly you would have to use something that would withstand the heat of powder coating.

The powder coating is so thick, that you would have to remove it somehow before placing a pin or screwing in a bolt, so this is very important it be done correctly. You should discuss this with the person doing the coating to be sure they know how to get this done correctly.