Topic: 1969 F code San José Upper control arms

[m.b.spuur]

Hello im starting too restore my Upper control arms and lower control arms. Butt the Upper controls arms there was siding On it was Black. And the lower control arms was Also black Butt all the arms was black.

Butt i have seen manny others cars was the Upper control arms  bare Steel  and the lower control arms dipped in Black paint .
Shut the lower control arms be painted Black  and the Upper control arms just be bare stell  On my 1969


Thanks
1969 F code coupé 
April 01 1969
San Jose

[Bob Gaines]

Hello im starting too restore my Upper control arms and lower control arms. Butt the Upper controls arms there was siding On it was Black. And the lower control arms was Also black Butt all the arms was black.

Butt i have seen manny others cars was the Upper control arms  bare Steel  and the lower control arms dipped in Black paint .
Shut the lower control arms be painted Black  and the Upper control arms just be bare stell  On my 1969


Thanks
1969 F code coupé 
April 01 1969
San Jose

Lowers were bare steel before being dipped up to about the ball joint (it varied but stopped around the strut rod holes) . Uppers were bare steel and not painted. Innershafts were a darker heat treated steel. They were both grease filled before plugs were installed instead of grease zerts.

[Anghelrestorations]

Upper control arms should be bare steel.
The lower control arms are also bare steel with about 2/3 dipped in black paint.

Just like Bob said....

[m.b.spuur]

what about the spring seat and the strut rods. what shut the finsh be on them. and how do you make the bare steel finish, do you paint it or phosphate and oil.

i have some pictures here. its lock like my bracket set motor mount is phosphate and oil 

[J_Speegle]

what about the spring seat and the strut rods. what shut the finish be on them.

Two different metals, different ways each was made and because of that two difference finished look.

Strut rods would be heat treated forged pieces whole front spring seats were bare steel bent and formed into the piece .

Strut rods would have a darker finish so I use gun bluing repair fluid as mentioned in those threads and articles that have been mentioned in you prior threads

The spring seats would look bare new steel with shinier areas where the metal was bent from the stretching and from the contact with the dies

I again use the gun bluing after the metal is stripped and smoothed if it needs that. Then steel wool applied rather than dipped or rag/brush applied for the heat treated applications then worked with new steel wool for the highlights and lightening of the overall metal to that look I'm aiming for

As mentioned has been covered in those other posts

[m.b.spuur]

Thanks for that jeff.😊 Butt what Can we use too protec the bare Steel from rust and how do you protect it

[carlite65]

a product called Boeshield does an excellent job. i get mine at a woodworking store.

[J_Speegle]

Thanks for that jeff.😊 Butt what Can we use too protec the bare Steel from rust and how do you protect it

Since both of these examples have rubber makes up part of the assembly I only warm the part up a little then add a protectant oil like Boeshield. Coat it well, allow it to be pulled into the metal then wipe it off or zip it up in a bag or wrap with plastic wrap until I'm ready to install the part

[Bob Gaines]

what about the spring seat and the strut rods. what shut the finsh be on them. and how do you make the bare steel finish, do you paint it or phosphate and oil.

i have some pictures here. its lock like my bracket set motor mount is phosphate and oil 

Jeff already answered about the spring seats and the strut rods. The motor mounts are upper half black (rubber  ,paint etc.)the lower half was bare metal. The picture pretty much shows the dividing line . I will add that the the eyelet portion of the motor mount where the bolt goes through is bare metal. Anticipating your next question ,the chassis mounts on the frame side are all bare metal.

[m.b.spuur]

was there anny color markings on the lower and upper control arms and the spindels  and other places 

[J_Speegle]

was there anny color markings on the lower and upper control arms and the spindels  and other places 

Yellow at the tip of the ball joints is pretty typical. You'll find some on service replacement upper a arms but would not suggest repeating those.

Spindles often had numerous marking based on type of spindle/application year and other things. You'll find some examples shown in other threads but many will not apply to your car

Assuming that you've already restored, colored, replacement the machine surfaces and the test spots already - just don't add the protectant until after the marks

[m.b.spuur]

are there someone there have some advices too how i schould restore my upper control arms soo its lock like its bare steel :)like on the picture

[jwc66k]

Try Phosphating 101 - http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=4624.0
And Painting A Arms - http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=3704.msg20096#msg20096
The sample upper A Arms are 65 and 66 which get painted, yours are not. The process to get to painting stage would be the same.
Jim

[J_Speegle]

are there someone there have some advices too how i schould restore my upper control arms soo its lock like its bare steel :)like on the picture

Looks like those have been plated and possibly lightly tumbled in ceramic, then assembled. My process is different and return a slightly different finish but of course the methods often depend on what you starting with.

[m.b.spuur]

I was thinking try too Zinc phosphate the Upper control arms Butt i dont know what there Well give the Best finish