Sway Bar Refurbished & Stainless Steel Labels Arrive!

Progress continues on the winter refurbishment of 6239's suspension and overall tune-up. Spent time working on the sway bar, which was being attacked by rust under the flaking paint. Jake and I found the rust had worked its way underneath the paint layer. We tried hand sanding, but it wasn't producing the desired results, so I opted to go with a Dremel and flapwheel sander and that worked to great effect.

After the sanding was complete, the sway bar was primed and then given the first of many coats of Rustoleum Gloss Black.

In other news, my Stainless Steel labels arrived in the mail, which will make for a great permanent upgrade to the DMC so I can retain the original laminate paper engine compartment labels from eventual destruction to the elements.

Next steps involve cleaning, removing any rust and then repainting other front end components, as needed, such as the frame reinforcement plates.