Bare Steel Paint
Looking for a robust, easy to apply, and decent looking paint for some steel.
Part will be be raw steel so can be prepped but it will be subject to some harsh living conditions so want to seal it well. Rust prevention is my goal. |
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3/16 steel, comes raw, and I don't want rust.
What is best to coat and make it look nice? Part of me is thinking bedliner |
What is the environment and expected abuse? Bedliner is tough but crap clings to it and isn't flattering aesthetically if you want a nice finish. If its a bumper, xmember, skid plate etc yeah **** it, line that thing
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Bumper, so full abuse of nj roads etc
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Just a heads up if you use the bed liner stuff. It stinks pretty bad for a while. I coated the top deck of my trailer and I can still smell it. Holding up pretty well so far.
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If you want to leave it bare metal... https://www.amazon.com/Sharkhide-Alu...50879851&psc=1
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Whatever you decide to use, prep is everything. At a minimum, self-etching primer before coating would be a good idea.
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If you can get it media blasted, that'll make the paint adhesion a ton better. Pinnacle would be sand blasted then powder coated, probably.
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The absolute best primer is a 2k epoxy primer. Eastwood carries it in a spray can. https://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-s-...ray-black.html My first choice would be powder coat. If you do not want to spend the money on that, get the 2k epoxy. |
I worry with powder coating is the inevitable chips due to NJ roads, and then what do you do to fix?
Whereas a POR15/bedliner can be touched up easy. |
At your height, I don't think it will get hit with TOO much. You could just give it a nice rattle can paint job and re-paint every few years.
I don't think the bedliner will ever need a tough up. I'm just not a big fan of that look. |
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Would it be worth buying the cheapo harbor freight sand blaster gun to prep? |
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You might be able to use a regular electric hand sander if it's got a lot of flat spots. |
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Quick strip does good work
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Right of the NJTP exit 12 in Cartaret. Ask for Mike.
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ya contacted em and they said 100-150 for blasting. Certainly not bad price wise
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If you use it off road in thick brush or to push nonrunning projects around then that's a different story. |
We could get our hands on a DA and some 80 grit....
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I painted my whole XJ with white hurculiner and it held up amazing. Saplings at 25-30mph yielded no issues
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