how to prevent nismo powerbrace rust

[kenshinS14sks]

redoing my suspension all over again and putting in the nismo powerbrace

now we all know it rusts from wear and water etcetc. i was wondering if any of you guys have put clear coat sealant (cheap from local hardware store) to prevent it or other options like powdercoating (little more money)?

[Edwin562]

powdercoating would be best.

[DJ-of-E]

powdercoating would be best.

Since the brace would be facing the elements, I concur that powdercoating would be best. Otherwise, you would have to wash and spray that brace with spray paint very frequently, especially if used as daily.

[!Zar!]

Rhino line it.

Or just DGAF.

[kenshinS14sks]

you know rhino lining doesn't seem too bad of an idea

[kenshinS14sks]

i guess the real question is...how long would, let's say, two coats of clear last under the car?

[adrians_s13]

i'd say get a skid plate (PSM makes them), that way it won't get all scratched up, thus potentially exposing it to rust

[lflkajfj12123]

who cares?????

[RB180sxChris]

Spray it with rubberized undercoating just a thought....

[DJDANGER24]

who cares?????
OP, move on. :coold:

[kenshinS14sks]

i guess just being picky don't like rust in any form...scratches whatever but rust just gets to my core

[BOROSUN]

i painted my nismo brace with por15.

[blueshark123]

^ exactly what i was going to say lol

[!Zar!]

Yoloooooooooooooooooo

[roboticnissan]

Fuck your little pony ^^^ and the ops nismo brace itll take years for you to see a catastrophic brace failure from rust unless youre driving through ocean water

[BOROSUN]

Dood, I heard under water the fish don't stank.

[towlie]

I have literally never heard of one rusting or getting damaged. Unless its been smashed by the road from on a low car.

Nismo, it's OE. fyi

[Pinggg]

Yeah i had mine for one year daily. No rust yet.

[Corbic]

Spray it with rubberized undercoating just a thought....

Oh hell no.

That rubberized crap absorbs and holds moisture like a sponge.

Duplicolor wheel paint has proven to be some tuff shit. So is 3m under spray (non-rubberized)/.

http://www.northernautoparts.com/Images/Uploaded/DupliColor/Wheel_Paint_cans219pxl.jpg

[Corbic]

I have literally never heard of one rusting or getting damaged. Unless its been smashed by the road from on a low car.

Nismo, it's OE. fyi

Mine has rust specks and the car has 1,000 miles on it. Maybe they are not all created equal.

[kenshinS14sks]

^^ exactly what my previous one had. not that the brace itself was rusting at the welds or rusting through or anything but probably mostly cosmetic...either way...just gonna spray it with a clear coat and call it a day. thanks for all the inputs

[Om1kron]

who cares?????

remove power brace from car, hang it in your garage, put shitty oem one back on. problem solved!

[hOngsterr]

or buy jonnie fraz ones lol

[MadScientist]

http://www.infoocean.info/avatar1.jpgpowdercoating would be best.

How the fuck is this Spam Bot on Topic???

saddly I agree....

[HyperTek]

Op you mean homemade nismo powerbrace? lmao
Don't think you have to worry about it much, id be more worried about the heim joins on aftermarket tension rods first.
i had a nismo powerbrace but i sold the car shortly after.

Just let it get caked with grease = protective. lmao

You live in cali, ain't got nothing to worry about. =p