Just wondering if anyone has any advice on what type of paint to use to repaint rollbars, sliders, etc.?? I have a rollbar that needs a repaint, but I'm looking for the right type of paint that will be tough enough that I can at least wrap a bungee cord around without rubbing the paint right off.

Any suggestions?? (I can't afford to powerdercoat, so that's not an option.)

Thanks!

 

Rhino liner or similar product

 

Anything else that I could apply myself?

 

POR-15

 

I'll second the POR-15 nod, I use it on my sliders and bumpers and it works great. Holds up to rock chips and scrapes and does an excellent job controlling rust:

http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/...shtml#Painting

I've hear that the bed liner material will peel off the bottoms of sliders if its scraped over a rock. Works fine on the upper surfaces where its good for added traction when standing on the slider.

 

Do you have to get all the old paint off to use Por 15 and get its full properties?

 

Best to get back to bare metal, if the old paint is fairly good, then rough it up well w/ sandpaper to give the POR-15 something to bite into. You could also just use the POR top coat paint, leaving the existing paint as the primer.

 

I just use a run of the mill generic 'roll bar paint' as it's printed on the label.
Seems to work great.

 

POR-15 is very good. I think that you can paint it on dirt and it will stick.
It is UV sensitive though and you will need to topcoat it.
My Stubbs Sliders are in the basement right now with the third coat of POR-15 drying.
They make a chassis-black that is almost as tough and an excellent topcoat for POR-15.
Great company with which to deal also.
Mike

 

someone told me using a bedliner on rollbars is BAD..........he said he raced offroad trucks and they rhinoed the rollcage and he said it held up good until he crossed the finish line of a race that had a jump and the whole roll cage fell off when he landed

they did the frame also and couldnt see stress fractures in the frame or rollcage which both needed replacing and he was lucky he didnt need that rollcage

i should have used por-15 on my sliders and axle but just rattle canned it i will redo when i get some por-15

 

Are you ˟˟˟˟ting me? They actually make a roll bar paint?? Come on, now, man...