Final paint on the front suspension

Today I put on the final coat of Chassis Black on the front frame rails and the cross member. I am almost ready to start assembling the front end.

Lower control arm and frame rail

Today I cleaned up the passenger side lower control arm and another section of the frame rail under the cab. I painted rust converter on both.

Suspension cross member painted with primer

I got the front suspension cross member all cleaned up and a coat of primer on it.

Primer on the frame rails

Over the last two weeks I have been preparing the frame rails under the cab. I wire brushed them and then applied the Eastwood rust converter. Today I sprayed on the rust encapsulation primer. Once I get the front end back on it's wheels I will paint the rear section of the frame.

Cleaned up and painted control arm

Today I cleaned up and painted the passenger side upper control arm. I wanted to start with something small to find out how to work with this paint. The primer drys fast but the Chassis Black top coat takes forever to dry.
Before

and After

Frame paint arrived

My Eastwood paint kit arrived today. Hopefully I can use it this weekend.

More frame rail prep

I have spent the past several weeks scraping and wire brushing and degreasing the frame rails. Now that all of the suspension has been removed I have dropped the suspension cross member so I can work on it separately. They are almost ready for paint. Here is how the frame rails look today: