nycxice13 Posted July 17, 2005 Share Posted July 17, 2005 What do you think the best paint to use on the brush guard would be. Ive been removing rust from it and smothing rough spots. But i dunno wat to use to paint it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dank Posted July 17, 2005 Share Posted July 17, 2005 What do you think the best paint to use on the brush guard would be. Ive been removing rust from it and smothing rough spots. But i dunno wat to use to paint it. What color are you planning on painting it? When I bought my brush guard like 3 years ago, I bought it off ebay so it was used and had some rust spots, especially by the mounting brackets...so I sanded it down really good and sprayed black Rustoleum on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dernt Posted July 17, 2005 Share Posted July 17, 2005 If you want it to look really nice, send it off to a powder coater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycxice13 Posted July 17, 2005 Author Share Posted July 17, 2005 Im painting it black already done all the prepwork just wanted to see if rustoleum was good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dank Posted July 17, 2005 Share Posted July 17, 2005 If you want it to look really nice, send it off to a powder coater. Yeah you can powdercoat it but the difference in price between that an a can of Rustoleum is pretty big. I guess it all depends on what you're willing to spend and what you're looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycxice13 Posted July 17, 2005 Author Share Posted July 17, 2005 Rystolem is just fine, If I have to repaint it again No biggie :cool2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted July 17, 2005 Share Posted July 17, 2005 Hey Bud, check out this recent thread... http://www.nissanpathfinders.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=5237 That should give you some ideas. I personally suggest the POR15 as some labor and $30 will make it tough and sweet, but it comes down to what YOU want. Be sure to chime back in and tell us what you did and how it turned out (pict are nice...) !! GL B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abomb1 Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 I used some 3M Rubberized Undercoating, then covered that up with some black bumper paint. It worked pretty good and I really like the more rugged look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycxice13 Posted July 18, 2005 Author Share Posted July 18, 2005 how much did that cost ya total? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abomb1 Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Not sure what the undercoating goes for, but its not too expensive. I work for 3M and get free stuff sometimes, once it was undercoating spray. The bumper paint is about the same price as any other cans of spray paint, somewhere between $5 and $10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycxice13 Posted July 18, 2005 Author Share Posted July 18, 2005 ahh you wouldnt happen to know where i could get it, would ya? Also can you give me a step by step of what you did, I dont want any honey combing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abomb1 Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 You should be able to get it at any auto parts store. I didn't really have any rust on mine, but there were a couple scratches, so I just cleaned the guard with some water. After it dried I sprayed the undercoating about 6 - 8 inches away from the guard. Make sure you get as new a can as you can, I had some older ones that were all dusty that didn't spray very well at all. It will basically splatter on the undercoating. I wasn't looking to completely coat the brushguard, just looking for some texture, so I just sprayed from side to side. After one coat of that, I let it dry for about an hour before painting. After 2 coats of the bumper paint it was completely covered. The bumper paint is meant to go on the plastic/fiberglass type of bumpers, so I figured it would be the best thing to go over the rubberized undercoating. It gave it a not quite flat black color, so it isn't shiny at all, which is what I was looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycxice13 Posted July 18, 2005 Author Share Posted July 18, 2005 Sounds good to me. Im gonna go with a semi-flat black. Did you by any chance paint ur nerf bars? If so is it an involved process to take em off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzy Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Did you by any chance paint ur nerf bars? If so is it an involved process to take em off. Shouldnt be too hard to remove the step bars... just a few bolts I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycxice13 Posted July 18, 2005 Author Share Posted July 18, 2005 thanks pezzy mine are all crapped up i need to paint em maybe a flat silver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dank Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 thanks pezzy mine are all crapped up i need to paint em maybe a flat silver. Yeah, my steps are rusty. Trying to hold out as long as I can for sliderz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abomb1 Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 I haven't painted my step bars, but it is just a few bolts. I would like to sell my bars before they start rusting to make up some of the cost of sliders. Definitely go with the flat colors, it will look better IMO. Good luck with your painting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycxice13 Posted July 19, 2005 Author Share Posted July 19, 2005 they arent rusted they just look crappy so i wanna make em look better and protect em alittle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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