leaf springs

danp76

Oldtimer
Will I damage the temper in leaf springs by sandblasting them? I would sand blast individual leafs or with them stacked, either way, would they be damaged?
 
I have done it with no problems. I keep them together for blast and paint. Anything betweem them would wear off quickly. You will always have some rust bleeding out between them though.
 
I disassemble them, blast, prime, paint each leaf and reassemble. New springs are usually coated with cosmoline or similar and the only way to clean them good is to disassemble. I've also had them powdercoated then reassembled.
 
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