I have a 1994 4Runner and I have a chrome brush guard and i was wondering what everyone thinks about painting it black? I was going to sell it but its sort of rusty and i don't want to go through the hassle so i just thought about painting it.

 

clean it up and have it sprayed with bed liner coating

 

Take it off and save up for a TJM....thats what I'm doin...brush guards are worthless

 

lets not turn this into a thread about whether or not brushguards are worth it or not.

If you want to paint your brushguard and dont have the money to get it professionally done just do it urself. Sand it down real good, clean the surface of all the impurities left over, and go over it with whatever paint you wish. Herculiner is really messy and might be a pain to get on the rounded surface. Go with the rustoleum hammered spray paint. If you ever scratch it up and get knicks on it just take it off and spray over it again. Take your time and do it right. Make sure to prep good first or it will wear way faster then ud like.

 

BULL ˟˟˟˟˟, can you say 10grand in damage to the truck that hit me in a head on collision, you know what i replaced? the fender, corner light, bumper cap and headlight box. i would clean it up, and herculine it, im gonna herculine all of my sliders, bumpers and what not.
x2 to what kyle said.

 

Guess you got lucky....every wreck I've seen with brush guards, it caves in and smashes the radiator into the engine block....IMO the only thing brush guards are good for is protecting your bumper from A$$holes who can't park.

 

Depends on the guard, cheap crap is cheap crap. A Warn brushguard is tough stuff!

 

Yeah, it really depends on the type. Warn or the kind used on a lot of police and fire vehicles are pretty good. I had a GSP from 4WheelParts and my exhaust was tougher than it.

Lamm

 

Hey that works too mine was stock toyota.

 

and back to teh topic on hand....

Generally, cheaper paints have a hard time sticking to that chrome for very long. Have you tried cleaning off the rust with WD-40 and fine-thread steel wool? If the rust is only on the surface, it will take it right off without damaging the finish.

 

WD-40 and steel wool might be a temp. solution, but if the chrome suface has already pitted, there is nothing to stop it from rusting again. There was some good painting advice up there ^. Post some images when you're done. GL.

 

Agreed. However, if he is just looking to sell it...it may be the solution he is looking for!

 

thanks for all the responses. I'll post pics up when I'm done.