I bought a 2002 sei the other day for £1000. It's got 31000 miles on the clock and it the best condition one I've ever seen in and out. However I'm out to improve/preserve this.

What have you guys used to paint the rear beam and arms with? Also I will be fitting polybushes while it's all off. Any opinions on powerflex?

Thanks
Josh

Most folk just use hammerite (or something similar). A better (but more expensive) solution for the beam (but awkward masking for the arms) is to blast and powder coat. I think someone even blasted, galvanised and powder coated!

Hamerite sounds like a good place to start
I'll post some pics up in the next couple of weeks when it's all done.
Thanks fingers99

Hammite would do, that's what i used. They don't "often" rust through and replacement is easily found.

Ming

I'm currently finishing off shot blasting and painting my rear arms with hammerite. The whole rear beam is too big to fit in our shot blaster so I've been using a combination of wire brush, hammer and a wire cup in an air drill. Won't be as good as shot blasting but it's getting most of the rust and crud off.

Simoniz do a paint called Extra Tough which is good, I used it on my front calipers but you'll need to make sure the surface is rust free unlike the Hammerite. You can buy it from Euro Car Parts.

Oh, and you can't really go wrong with Powerflex bushes although you also have option of the Strongflex bushes from Poland.