Bumpers...paint or powdercoat?
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Bumpers...paint or powdercoat?
I just got my SCREW and will be slowly cleaning it back up to a good truck. It was "modded" by the previous kid but very cheaply done and a few questionable choices.
It currently has a roll pan in the back and I HATE roll pans. I'm leaning towards an eBay bumper but I want to go ahead and do FX4 style body colored. Would paint or powdercoat be better? Powdercoat wouldn't have the brilliance of paint, but the truck isn't brand new looking either. But would black powdercoat on a black truck be crappy looking? I'm also going to get a new front bumper since mine is dented pretty good. So same question for the front.
Whaddya guys think? I'm leaning towards powdercoat. Durable and easy to clean. But will it look wrong?
Any help is appreciated! Pics would be an added bonus!
Kyle
It currently has a roll pan in the back and I HATE roll pans. I'm leaning towards an eBay bumper but I want to go ahead and do FX4 style body colored. Would paint or powdercoat be better? Powdercoat wouldn't have the brilliance of paint, but the truck isn't brand new looking either. But would black powdercoat on a black truck be crappy looking? I'm also going to get a new front bumper since mine is dented pretty good. So same question for the front.
Whaddya guys think? I'm leaning towards powdercoat. Durable and easy to clean. But will it look wrong?
Any help is appreciated! Pics would be an added bonus!
Kyle
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i second the spray on bedliner, did that with my truck and it worked flawlessly, just make sure u cover up so there is no overspray. For me i uses Rustoleum's bed liner with exceptional results.
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Originally Posted by jwsboard1
Did you remove ur bumpers or just spray em on the truck? and did you use etching primer? im gonna tackle this project myself any tips would be great!!!
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I painted mine with duplicolor bedliner in the blue rattle can, I love the texture and look. Was cheap and easy to do
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That's the one thing I'm worried about is the contrast being too different.
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Originally Posted by agkyle
Is your truck black or green? How's the contrast in real light between the two textures? Did you do the whole bottom of the truck or just the bumpers?
That's the one thing I'm worried about is the contrast being too different.
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Powder coat is hands down the best way to do it but the only problem is it can only go on metal so I hope you don't need anything plastic done. But powder coat wins in every way
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Originally Posted by Tim1216
I painted mine with duplicolor bedliner in the blue rattle can, I love the texture and look. Was cheap and easy to do