painting skidplate
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i wasn't looking for shine, but i got it all figured out. a bit blurry, but at least it's not shiny anymore
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Hey BUS!... if you really want to do it right... take it of have it bead blased and powder coated... you'll love it and it wont cost as much as you might think.
Plus you can get a better match on the color.
Plus you can get a better match on the color.
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Hey BUS!... if you really want to do it right... take it of have it bead blased and powder coated... you'll love it and it wont cost as much as you might think.
Plus you can get a better match on the color.
Hey BUS!... if you really want to do it right... take it of have it bead blased and powder coated... you'll love it and it wont cost as much as you might think.
Plus you can get a better match on the color.
it's not worth the cost when it's just going to get scraped off anyway from boulders. then i can always rattlecan it again if i want.
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shortbus....so how did you do this?
I took the skid plate off ours and was going to paint it with RUST-OLEUM (Black) but now I am not so sure that would work. I would love to get it powder-coated but I am not sure I want to spend a lot to do it, nor do I know a powder-coater.
What do you guys think?
Marc
I took the skid plate off ours and was going to paint it with RUST-OLEUM (Black) but now I am not so sure that would work. I would love to get it powder-coated but I am not sure I want to spend a lot to do it, nor do I know a powder-coater.
What do you guys think?
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Sandblasting would give it some roughness to help stick it. Al should be anodized before painting(this is how aircraft parts are done). Powder coat would be a good option too, but like you say, costly.
Just sandblast it and rattle can it. If you hate it you can strip the paint easy enough..
Just sandblast it and rattle can it. If you hate it you can strip the paint easy enough..
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Sandblasting would give it some roughness to help stick it. Al should be anodized before painting(this is how aircraft parts are done). Powder coat would be a good option too, but like you say, costly.
Just sandblast it and rattle can it. If you hate it you can strip the paint easy enough..
Sandblasting would give it some roughness to help stick it. Al should be anodized before painting(this is how aircraft parts are done). Powder coat would be a good option too, but like you say, costly.
Just sandblast it and rattle can it. If you hate it you can strip the paint easy enough..
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Well, you can just use some 120 grit paper to scuff it up..or some scotchbrite pads.... Depending on the paint, it will fill in the little scuff marks and it will look good. Alum. can be a pain to make durable.
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Well, you can just use some 120 grit paper to scuff it up..or some scotchbrite pads.... Depending on the paint, it will fill in the little scuff marks and it will look good. Alum. can be a pain to make durable.
Well, you can just use some 120 grit paper to scuff it up..or some scotchbrite pads.... Depending on the paint, it will fill in the little scuff marks and it will look good. Alum. can be a pain to make durable.
