Can you paint a drive shaft?

[Texas Chevy]

Drive shaft on my lml looks rusted. Can I paint it? It really bothers me that it's a brand new truck and rusted parts. I just painted the exhaust black so at least its not black frame rails silver exhaust and a rusted drive shaft but I want it all black if possible. Just looks cheap

 

[JRODS*LB7]

Drive shaft on my lml looks rusted. Can I paint it? It really bothers me that it's a brand new truck and rusted parts. I just painted the exhaust black so at least its not black frame rails silver exhaust and a rusted drive shaft but I want it all black if possible. Just looks cheap

you worried about throwing it off balance or something?

I painted mine with POR-15 no probs!

 

[Texas Chevy]

you worried about throwing it off balance or something?

Lol I am just wondering if there are any moving parts I should stay clear of. To me a brand new anything turning into a rust color happens for a reason? I don't know I'm just asking

 

[Chevy1925]

Paint it!!

 

[Texas Chevy]

Paint it!!

Thanks. That's what I was looking for

 

[Darius6t9]

I have not had any issue with mine and it has been painted for about 5 years.

 

[95 z71]

I painted mine.

 

[duratothemax]

love my aluminum driveshaft.

 

[RobsDmax]

or plastidip

 

[whitetrash21]

x3.... rattle can on the frame, exhaust, driveshaft, crossmembers on mine. If it chips of flakes, scuff it, spray it again. Makes the undercarriage look 10x better

 

[Cornell]

If its steel paint it!

The one on my CC is aluminum and I want to polish it.

 

[LReiff]

I buy spray paint by the case. If we have a customers truck on the lift, rusty driveshafts get painted. Just another way to know that we were under the truck and keep folks happy. No on appreciates a rusty shaft.

 

[Cornell]

I buy spray paint by the case. If we have a customers truck on the lift, rusty driveshafts get painted. Just another way to know that we were under the truck and keep folks happy. No on appreciates a rusty shaft.

:rofl:

The shaft on my RC is steel. The place that shortened it for me sanded it, painted it and balanced it for me.

 

[Sledheadxp800r]

love my aluminum driveshaft.

Until it comes flying out from underneath the truck :roflmao:

 

[duratothemax]

Until it comes flying out from underneath the truck :roflmao:

400hp trucks dont have that problem. :

 

[Sledheadxp800r]

400hp trucks dont have that problem. :

I guess you got me there :roflmao:

 

[05LLY duramax]

I polished mine

 

[lts1ow]

The one that used to be in the car was neon pink, because I could. :rofl:

 

[Texas Chevy]

Real question is y not coat them factory

 

[LReiff]

Real question is y not coat them factory

If coating every shaft cost GM $5 per shaft and they produce 1 million vehicles a year, that would cost them $5,000,000.00 annually.