best way to prep and paint a rearend

[notch88]

hey everyone, i am swapping out rearends in my car now and my 8.8 has a slight rust coming on it...whats the best way to clean,get rid of this rust and repaint the rear end before i put it back on the other car??also when i paint the rear end how should i protect the pumpking case bolts and seal from paint getting in there?
thanks,
Tyler

 

[Mavrick]

Sand blast, or a grinder to clean it up. Masking tape to tape off where you do not want paint to get into..

This is strictly cosmetics.. rear end housings get rusty - just the way it is.

 

[88Stangboy]

sanding or a grinder to get the rust off. if it's quite a bit of rust or if its into the metal pretty bad your going to need to paint it with some rust sealing primer/paint. Epoxy primer works nice, rust wont come back. Then paint it the color you want.

 

[notch88]

i was going to use engine degreaser, brake cleaner or water etc or just watever to clean it up good with a rag and then i was going to sand it and then i have this rust dissolver or killer that i was going to put on it and then after that i was going to paint it with high heat engine block paint...does this sound like a good idea?
thanks,
Tyler