axel clean up advice

[sponge]

Getting ready to tear down the axels for re-gear, would you blast them when they apart or wire brush clean them up after they are sealed up?

I plan to POR15 after they are cleaned up.

 

[Belizean]

Mine are not rusty. Oil & greasy yes. So I would only clean and wire wheel them first

 

[Peanut Butter]

I would do it before you tear it down. You may still have a small area or two to to deal with, but you're not taking a chance on messing up a bearing race. Pressure wash first, then wire brush or a flapper wheel for a grinder with a very high number for the grit. That way you not removing a lot of metal fro the axle. Depending on the POR15 product you use, you may need to also top coat it to prevent break down from the sun. That's not the sun I'm talking about!