Anybody ever paint bare metal?

[VanillaGuerrilla]

I got a steel brush guard for my truck but they only ship them as bare metal. I sanded and wiped it down with some alcohol. My question is how much primer? How many coats? I'd like to get it powder coated or ryno lined but don't have a ton of options where I live. Any suggestions on a flat black paint? Should I use a sealant afterwards? Thanks guys!

 

[Nonliberal]

Paint it black with Krylon. Keep a can in the truck. Touch up anywhere at any time

 

[Willy Leadwell]

Only two primers will adhere to bare metal. Self etching primer and epoxy primer. Nothing out of an aerosol can is going to hold up.

My number one recommendation would be don't paint it, powder coat it.

Second recommendation would be what Nonliberal said and plan to touch it up a lot.

 

[VanillaGuerrilla]

Only two primers will adhere to bare metal. Self etching primer and epoxy primer. Nothing out of an aerosol can is going to hold up.

My number one recommendation would be don't paint it, powder coat it.

Second recommendation would be what Nonliberal said and plan to touch it up a lot.

Bummer. I got a couple quotes for paint and it was redicilous. I don't know anyone round here that powder coats. So should I even seal it since I'll need to touch it up so much?

 

[LARGO9]

You got a West Marine store or another marine store by ya. Ck them out for steel hull paint and primers

 

[Willy Leadwell]

Bummer. I got a couple quotes for paint and it was redicilous. I don't know anyone round here that powder coats. So should I even seal it since I'll need to touch it up so much?

I paint cars for a living, and you'll notice not one of my recommendations was "bring it to me". I would take care of you, but powder coat is much more durable and much cheaper than paint. I'd say my powder coat guy would probably be around $150 for something like that. I can check and see if he knows of anyone in your area.

 

[VanillaGuerrilla]

I paint cars for a living, and you'll notice not one of my recommendations was "bring it to me". I would take care of you, but powder coat is much more durable and much cheaper than paint. I'd say my powder coat guy would be around $150 for something like that. I can check and see if he knows of anyone in your area.

Ok thank you sir.

 

[Willy Leadwell]

https://sites.google.com/site/southernstylepowdercoating/

Just pulled from a google search. Don't know anything about them, their work or their prices. Powder coat isn't finicky like paint, it's pretty hard to screw up so price would be my main concern.

 

[VanillaGuerrilla]

https://sites.google.com/site/southernstylepowdercoating/

Just pulled from a google search. Don't know anything about them, their work or their prices. Powder coat isn't finicky like paint, it's pretty hard to screw up so price would be my main concern.

Your google foo is strong! I'm gonna call that guy tomorrow. I'll update.

 

[Grdbreaker]

3 cans of Auto body undercoating will put a nice coating on it for about $30 buks