What paint for steering and suspension?

As I start do odd jobs on the suspension of my Defender (TD5 2002) I will clean off and paint any bits I remove. Any suggestions for paint? What colour would they have been originally? Any particular tips?

If this should be in Defender forum then please move it.

I posted this over a year ago and I’m bumping it back up the forum because I’m amazed I’ve had no replies. If anyone’s got any experience of painting LR suspension parts can you share some tips please?

j_g_uk said:

I posted this over a year ago and I’m bumping it back up the forum because I’m amazed I’ve had no replies. If anyone’s got any experience of painting LR suspension parts can you share some tips please?

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I like them rusty

But if you are desperate for a proper reply then use the best primer and prime them really well and then use the best top coat and top coat them really well.

I tend to slap on 2 pack epoxy paint on pretty much everything underneath that needs a coat of paint. Arc-rite is your friend

payydg said:

I tend to slap on 2 pack epoxy paint on pretty much everything underneath that needs a coat of paint. Arc-rite is your friend

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Bloody hell, got all sophisticated North of the wall these days, thought it was a liberal smear of sheeps guts and goat blood up there

dieseldog69 said:

Bloody hell, got all sophisticated North of the wall these days, thought it was a liberal smear of sheeps guts and goat blood up there

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The blood of your enemies makes a particularly resilient coating

payydg said:

I tend to slap on 2 pack epoxy paint on pretty much everything underneath that needs a coat of paint. Arc-rite is your friend

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Thank you.