The latest development from Ronin Labs™
a B&Q soil pipe turned into a D2 strut rust and paint stripper, works pretty well:
I will post more pics once struts are painted.
The Strut Eater 5000
The Strut Eater 5000
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After 2 coats of Halfords' finest metal oxide primer.
Clear coat next and after that translucent heat shrink as an experiment. These struts have 60k miles less on them than my car so are worth the effort.
Clear coat next and after that translucent heat shrink as an experiment. These struts have 60k miles less on them than my car so are worth the effort.
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All done.
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Struts fitted at a non-local friendly workshop in Devon 
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Still looking ok after 3k miles across europe, including snow.
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Fredde9912
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How has the heat shrink worked over the years? I just ordered heat shrink for my new shocks. No issues with moisture or anything?
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Still going strong just fine. Quality of these parts is amazing.
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Fredde9912
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Great. I will probably be doing the same with with other round items. I'm thinking front shocks and the driveshafts. Maybe sway bars and prop shaft aswell.Ronin wrote: Fri Sep 18, 2026 3:54 pm Still going strong just fine. Quality of these parts is amazing.