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I just bought a set of AJ's super rails and now I don't know what i should paint them with or if I should get them powdercoated. I am also considering first spraying them with rattle can bedliner and then spraying rustoleum over it. Anyone have any opinions or experience with rocker guard coating?
just paint them with some flat black paint so they will be easy to touch up.... also you might want to put herculiner on top of it as that will make it less slippery when you use it as a step to reach something from top.
I found the closest bright white gloss rustoleum I could and it matched my factory white paint. It matches perfectly and to the really untrained half blind eye, they look stock.
I just bought a set of AJ's super rails and now I don't know what i should paint them with or if I should get them powdercoated. I am also considering first spraying them with rattle can bedliner and then spraying rustoleum over it. Anyone have any opinions or experience with rocker guard coating?
Quote from AJ's: "A few words on finishing your rockrails, they are rockrails so the more expensivie of a finish you put on them means the more it's going to cost you in the long run to touch them up. Some people have used Herculiner which is some tought stuff but regular old spray paint works great too. They key to any coating is the prep work. Use some light automotive sandpaper, scotchbrite pad or wire wheel and scuff up the suraces, then use a good cleaner such as xylene, brake cleaner...to get all the dirt and grime off. Prime with a quality primer and then paint."
End of quote and end of longass run-on sentence.
When you ordered them, he sends an email/attachment with the above in it, along with the installation instructions.
HTH ig:
I have Hurclined my rails and all the coating from the bottom and some of the sides has been scraped off by rocks and such. The Hurcliner is great for on top as a step surface but your better off (as in cheaper) to paint them with rattle can spray paint because as pretty much everybody said, you will scrap the paint off the rail on the first rock you touch. This only applies if you go offroad, the mall crusiers have nothing to fear since no speed bump will ever touch the rails
On both my front and rear bumpers I've used a few coats of Rustoleum primer, then coated with flat black Rustoleum and finally coated another two or three times with a textured black Rustoleum. It's help up very well, but costs a pretty penny compared to the other cheap rattle can stuff. Haven't painted my rock rails yet, but they'll get the same treatment.
On both my front and rear bumpers I've used a few coats of Rustoleum primer, then coated with flat black Rustoleum and finally coated another two or three times with a textured black Rustoleum. It's help up very well, but costs a pretty penny compared to the other cheap rattle can stuff. Haven't painted my rock rails yet, but they'll get the same treatment.
How do people feel about ol' Krylon? I'm currently re-painting me front bumper, so far I've got two coats of thier rusty metal primer on (wait 2-3 days between coats), to follow will be 2 or 3 coats of their semi flat black. I sanded it down from 100 grit to 400 grit then wiped with acetone 3 times.
Wondering if I should stop now, re-sand the bumper and start over with Rustoleum?
How do people feel about ol' Krylon? I'm currently re-painting me front bumper, so far I've got two coats of thier rusty metal primer on (wait 2-3 days between coats), to follow will be 2 or 3 coats of their semi flat black. I sanded it down from 100 grit to 400 grit then wiped with acetone 3 times.
Wondering if I should stop now, re-sand the bumper and start over with Rustoleum?
I just painted my rock rails with rustoleum hard hat enamel. I usually do two coats primer / three coats color. This has held up well on my bumpers and roof rack.
Unfortuantly on the rock rails I'm having a sand-blasting problem. I've got an innner tube up against the rocker and an outer tube for side protection. These are connected by 1/4" plates in 4 locations. The forward facing surfaces of these plates end up bright and shiny after just a few hundred miles of gravel roads (usually one trip.) Is there a rattle can solution that will hold up better then the rustoleum to this kind of wear?
What if I could find a place that would give me a good price on spraying them with Rhino-liner or Line-X? Would that be worth it? Would it stand up to the abuse? Gonna make something happen tommorow. Really anxious to mount these babies up. NICK
ok... no... the rhino is good for the top but the exposed sides that you want to slide on/scratch use plain paint (any of the above mentioned) as they allow for the more of a slippage..... bedliner type stuff is harsh and once you catch it, you might peel more of it then you would have if you had paint only....
You can try this PLASTI DIP® SPRAY. It comes in 11oz spray cans and you can get it from HARBOR FREIGHT TOOLS. I used it on my Ford Ranger's Tube bumper and it works great. Held up to the summer temp here in Ca (100+).
here's the page for more info
ig:
