Kinda refurbish roll bar pads

[Pitter Patter]

Decided to try the SEM color coat product so I figured I’d share the results.

First cleaned the pads with some dish soap and warm water. They absorbed a lot of the soap so it required a ton of rinsing.

Let them dry in the sun for a day and a half.

Applied three light coats of the SEM satin black.

Results are meh. I didn’t expect them to look new and they are definitely much better but still good from far, far from good.

Anyone else refurbish these. What did you do? How did yours turn out?

Lastly, plated the hardware. Missing two of the little screws. If anyone in the Puget Sound area has retired their roll bar and are willing to part with them the id buy them or buy you beer.

 

[Pitter Patter]

Look for two of these if anyone’s got them laying around

 

[rex in bama]

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Look for two of these if anyone’s got them laying around

You use the plastic prep prior to the color coat?

 

[Pitter Patter]

I did not. Wasn’t sure if this would be considered a plastic? Assumed that would be for smooth hard plastics?

 

[igotta40]

Please tell how you plated the hardware. It looks fantastic!

 

[Pitter Patter]

Caswell kit, been doing tons of plating. Easy IMO but super tedious. I’m half German and I’ve had a lot of vaccines so spending a full day prepping and plating old hardware is like a vacation to me

 

[rex in bama]

Well, now that you say that I have only used it on hard surfaces. It does, though, do a great job of fusing it to the surface

 

[charliemeyer007]

I think both the pads and plating look great. Maybe consider pressure or vacuum forming some really thin wet black leather to the pieces. When you get it formed completely and dried you then bond it in place with rubber cement and then finally trim it.

Scotty Kilmer had some product that did wonders on like black trim

 

[rlong]

That SEM is crazy good! I have an old GMC one-ton that had a mismatched plastic door panel, I painted both the factory (near factory) blue and they have help up perfectly for 5or more years. Sits outside all the time. (Did not use adhesive promoter.)