jhelrey

Mine was in excellent shape other than a few small rusted scratches here and there....

I also went to Lowes!

ford4wd08

ha funny i used to work at lowes lol and in the paint department but it wasnt automotive paint so thats why i asked, but anyone needs to know anything about the paint theyve got at lowes let me know ill fill you in lol

LovetheTide

Mine was painted to begin with but it was starting to chip and flake off so I used an electric drill with rough metal spinning wheel on it to scuff the remaining paint up real good. I then used oil remover to clean it up and then put a few coats of Duplicolor bed liner on it, the spray can kind.

ford4wd08

well did that stuff turn out good, and does it chip or anything, im guessing its a pretty thin coat

LovetheTide

It's holding up really good. I did my wheel wells with it and it's taken plenty of abuse and still looks great, a buddy actually did his wheels with this stuff and it looked great. I did roughly 4 coats, it took a little patience to get the coats even.

ford4wd08

i might do that then, thanks for the info....

packers4life869

The 3m undercoating spray also works great I used it on a few steps I have had on vehicles over time and holds up really good. I your looking to paint chrome you should take a look at this link I always do it and holds up great
http://www.ehow.com/how_4422511_pain...e-surface.html

blackbetty

powerder coating is really the only way to go for something like this....

ford4wd08

i think paint will hold up just fine if its done right, the only thing it will have to survive is riding in the back of my truck which shouldnt be that bad, i dont beat on my toolbox and i usually dont haul much in my bed, so it should be fine if the prep is good

knightjosh

I used some rattle can bedliner on my 03 f150 and it looked good but didnt hold up for long. Just on my bed though