I would put the whole thing together. Then puit a baggie on each end
with some tape, and spray the shaft.

John

Stephen Overmyer wrote:

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>Date:    Wed, 8 Mar 2006 23:57:19 -0500
>From:    Wesley Pegden <wes@CS.UCHICAGO.EDU>
>Subject: Re: last call for axle cleaning suggestions
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>Thanks for all the great suggestions.  I'll let people know how it goes.
>And just to clarify: yes, I was talking about the axles, and not the
>joints themselves.  John, If I do paint my axles (yellow!), how far back
>do you think I should tape off the axles for painting?  I assume I
>should keep it comfortably away from the part that will be under the
>boot?  I guess I could paint after putting the boots on...
>Thanks again,
>-Wes
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>Wes,
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>It will look a whole lot better job if you paint first and fit the boots
>later. Work out where the boots will be on the shafts and then paint up
>to just under them. This will give you the nice neat interface between
>boot and shaft.
>To paint after the boot is on will inevitably lead to some paint getting
>on the boot which will look like crap or once installed on the van the
>boot will move and expose an unpainted area in between which will also
>look like crap.
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>If I were going to all that trouble I'd paint them first and I would
>also paint them to match the colour of the van although personally I'd
>be more than satisfied with matt black...YMMV....
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>Cheers,
>Steve O
>NSW Australia
>'92 Transporter WBX Kombi
>'00 Transporter Double Cab
>'03 Transporter Double Cab (work truck)
>'78 Land Rover 109 Series 3 soft top ute (ex-Aust.Army)
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