Spray/Coating bumpers, etc...what do you use?

[Stryker]

Right now my bumpers & sliders are silver-gray color, my roll cage is black and interior is Rhino'd black.
So what do you use to coat/paint your bumpers, rock sliders, radius arms, roll cage etc?

I have rhino-lined the inside of my truck and was thinking of blacking all my bumpers, etc to match...but what is the best to use for both looks and durability on the rocks?

Powdercoating?
Cheap Paint that you can touch up yourself?
Rhino?
Line-X?

All thoughts/comments appreciated!

 

[badmuttstang]

I have found that using por15 and then spraying them with truck bed coating like duplicolor or rustoilem after the por15 has had time to flash just don't let it dry all the way work really well because you can touch it up easily.

 

[trailpsycho]

Line-X is definitely the most durable. Lately, I have been hearing about textured epoxy-coatings (look almost like bedliner) that are supposed to be pretty durable...not sure if they are solvent based or more like a powdercoating. Powder coating is great and if done correctly (properly blasted, cleaned and coated with quality product) can be very durable.

Sometimes it comes down to budget and clearances. If you have a tight fitting bumper, lining the whole thing can FU the tolerances and the piece wont mount back up correctly. However, a combo of PC and Line-X may be a great option...but costly.

 

[Pa PITT]

I've used that Plasti-cote Bed Liner spray can on my Bumpers and rockers ..grill ..Fender Flares .. My flares were cracked but I repaired them with fiberglass on the under side & then sprayed with Bed Liner looked great can't see..& I sprayed my spoke wheels.& I sprayed that raised section on the hood and now I added those squares around the air vents .. And a good many items inside the cab was sprayed also. What wasn't sprayed inside with bed liner was sprayed in flat black..Be careful you can get too much Black inside. You can't see anything..
...Mine is a Half cab and top & inside the bed is done with Gator Guard It was brushed on but I'm not sure your tell it wasn't sprayed on..

 

[bigmuddy]

I cant imagine why anyone would want bedliner on bumpers or sliders if they are into crawling. The bedliner materials are usually formulated not to let stuff slide and the repair would be a nightmare. Stick with some hi build paint or hell just some cheap spray paint so you can retouch occasionally. Now if your a pose crawler, go forward with the bedliner on your bumpers and sliders.

Ben

 

[Dan74Bronc]

I don't care what you coated your bumpers with, if it comes in contact with a large rock while crawlin' it's comin' off and just might gouge the metal in the process.

If you plan on wheelin' it use something easy to repair. I like Krylon or Rust oleum spray bomb (aka. rattle can).

 

[70_Steve]

I don't care what you coated your bumpers with, if it comes in contact with a large rock while crawlin' it's comin' off and just might gouge the metal in the process.

If you plan on wheelin' it use something easy to repair. I like Krylon or Rust oleum spray bomb (aka. rattle can).

X2. I've been finding lately that plane old engine rattle can paint holds up pretty well. Especially if the surface has been sandblasted first. I've done this to both my bumpers, and can see rock scratches that didn't go through the paint. I will be doing this to the sliders, if I ever get them built...

 

[Stryker]

Thanks for all the responses guys! So, when you say "rattle can"...are you just referring to standard spray paint that you can buy anywhere? OR is it a special brand/type etc?

 

[70_Steve]

Thanks for all the responses guys! So, when you say "rattle can"...are you just referring to standard spray paint that you can buy anywhere? OR is it a special brand/type etc?

Yeah, standard spray paint...

 

[bigmuddy]

I am partial to the hammertone paint, which gives a kinda of a wrinkled swirly finish, helps to cover up scratches and such.

Ben