Roll bar painting question?

[Chris "drooze" Wertman]

Originally Posted by Jason

A few years ago I was told the tech department does not like hammer tone type finishes in either paint or powder coating. While it is legal and will pass, the reason they do not like that rough finish is its too hard to see a crack that could develop somewhere in a tube or at a weld.

Hmmm... I can see that, I also see that painting it in Hammer finish would look a)great b)be a pain, not so much as wrinkle to tech but that could be an issue.

How bout some wood grain contact paper I saw an ENTIRE Dodge neon done with it inside and out....it was ...... interesting.....

I did mine "the hard way" with etching primer, it bonds really nice, then Urethane with a flattening agent, I didnt get it as flat as aI wanted.

[SSDiv6]

VHT makes a roll bar and chassis paint that works great.

http://www.vhtpaint.com/rollbarchassis.html

Eastwood also sells a great chassis paint either in spray or brush on.

http://www.eastwood.com/specialty-co...sol-14-oz.html

http://www.eastwood.com/ew-chassis-b...&parent_id=103

[Larry Curtis]

Originally Posted by SSDiv6

VHT makes a roll bar and chassis paint that works great.

http://www.vhtpaint.com/rollbarchassis.html

Have you used the VHT recently? They changed the can and I have had reelly bad luck with it. It sprays poorly and runs. I haven't bought a can of it in a yearish, maybe it's been fixed?

[SSDiv6]

Originally Posted by Larry Curtis

Have you used the VHT recently? They changed the can and I have had reelly bad luck with it. It sprays poorly and runs. I haven't bought a can of it in a yearish, maybe it's been fixed?

If the paint is stored improperly, it does not matter the brand, it will cause lots of problems when in use.

[Michael Beard]

Repainted mine last year with Rustoleum and a regular brush, no primer. Worked great. I used 2-sided tape to position the rollbar padding and keep it from rolling around the bar, and then wrapped it with Duck Tape to protect it.