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Old 05-30-2019, 06:44 PM
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I see some used truck tool boxes around my area and want one for my truck. Problem is, they are all chrome. Anyone have a "how-to" for painting diamond plate black??
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I would scuff it up with some sandpaper and use rustoleum with primer
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Id go with 320. Just gotta scuff it enough to give a good bonding surface
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I.have two that I painted. I used Rustoleum textured paint. One is in a garage queen. The other is in a daily truck. The garage queens looks like it did the day I did it 5 years ago. The daily truck sits outside. The paint comes off the lid every winter after snow sits on its. I have to repaint the lid every spring.
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I.have two that I painted. I used Rustoleum textured paint. One is in a garage queen. The other is in a daily truck. The garage queens looks like it did the day I did it 5 years ago. The daily truck sits outside. The paint comes off the lid every winter after snow sits on its. I have to repaint the lid every spring.
Yea, I would get tired of repainting it
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Id go with 320. Just gotta scuff it enough to give a good bonding surface
How is it holding up for you??
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How is it holding up for you??
I don’t have a tool box but done a lot of painting of metal surfaces, primarily long guns
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Repainting the lid is no big deal. I knock the loose paint off at the car wash and give the lid a quick spray after the water dries.
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Bed liner can be your best friend on this project!
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