Painting Sliders

[retrofive]

Ok, so I purchased some used Slee Sliders from a fellow mudder.

I'd like to clean them up and paint them. What do you guys recommended to do the job.

Powder Coat? Line-X? Good ole' spay rustoleum?

Pros/Cons?

My guess would be power coating if chipped could lead to rust underneath so I have heard.

Line-X and issues with it be grippy? not sure how ideal that would be for the intended purpose of the slider, but that is a guess.

Spray paint, imagine you would have to re-do yearly or something to keep looking decent.

Or nothing at all and just use them??

I do take a certain amount of pride in keeping my truck clean looking. No where close to OCD.

 

[NLXTACY]

It all depends where you live. Being in SoCal rust isn't really an issue so for me powder coat is the way to go.

 

[bowyer2002]

I just did my (welded on) sliders in POR, even with a paint brush they turned out GREAT. The POR product 'flows' into a smooth coat. It has only been about a month but seems pretty durable too.
I'm in the midwest and rust IS an issue so I can re-apply it as needed, unlike powder coating.

 

[shep]

I was eying those sliders myself... I got a used slee rear from him last year and cleaned it up and herculined it. It has held up great so far and if it chips off or needs touched up it would be easy to do. I wrestled with what to do but after pricing options I just went the do it yourself route and am into for around a hunny plus the cost of the bumper.

 

[green73]

Head down to Lowes/Home Depot. Check out the Rustoleum Appliance Epoxy (black). This stuff goes on really nicely, but dries pretty slowly. When cured it looks like powder coat, and dries nearly as hard. Best part, is for touch-up you can get it at almost any hardware store. I have used it on sliders, wheels, stingers and bumpers.

 

[inkpot]

Howdy! I would recommend using something that can be touched up easily. If you use it on the trail, it will get scars from the rocks. If you use it to stop on when entering/exiting the rig, the coating will wear from foot traffic. After several years it will start to show the wear. Even spray paint is hard to do on the body side, but it can be done, with caution and lots of masking. John

 

[chitown40]

They're going to get chipped and scraped if you actually use them, so just get a good Rustoleum or Krylon spray paint and hit them with a good primer and a few coats of paint. When they start to look bad, just hit them again and 5 minutes they look like new. Don't waste the $$ on powercoat.

 

[retrofive]

Thanks guys. I like powder coating in general, but like said the touch-up and cost of other products I think is a better price point. I live in Southern Oregon. Im not a hard-core wheeler, but did purchase them for their intended us. I imagine they will get scraped, and will get stepped on (unless Im doing something really wrong) .

Im liking the idea of a product easily obtainable and ability to re-touchup as needed. I have a can of POR-15 somewhere (un-opened). May give that a shot.

Is the Rustoleum Appliance Epoxy spray applied?

 

[CreeperSleeper]

I use regular ol rattle can. Wheel it, take it home, wash it, shoot another coat over the rock rash. Easy as pie.

 

[adamsclarke]

Rattle can all the way. They will get torn up no matter what, so it's the cheapest and easiest fix. I tend to you the hammered stuff, hides the imperfections....heck, i pretty much use hammered finish on everything from my cage to bumpers etc.
If you're not into hammered stuff, semi gloss is less obvious when you touch up than gloss and matte finish will trap mud like crazy...

 

[retrofive]

^ Good thought on the hammered/semi/flat facts. I used flat on a downhill mtb bike, boy that was a mistake. Looked great for 1 ride, and now its perma funky flat mud color. not worth repainting lol.

 

[CreeperSleeper]

Yep. I use Ford Semi-flat black on everything.

 

[Devil's Slide Doug]

hammered silver rattle can on suspension/steering components and satin black rattle can on bumpers and sliders.

 

[green73]

Thanks guys. I like powder coating in general, but like said the touch-up and cost of other products I think is a better price point. I live in Southern Oregon. Im not a hard-core wheeler, but did purchase them for their intended us. I imagine they will get scraped, and will get stepped on (unless Im doing something really wrong) .

Im liking the idea of a product easily obtainable and ability to re-touchup as needed. I have a can of POR-15 somewhere (un-opened). May give that a shot.

Is the Rustoleum Appliance Epoxy spray applied?

yes it is spray bomb

 

[GeoRoss]

I have found that the Hammerite black Krylon is a pretty good match to my textured powdercoat on my rear bumper. I just scuff with steel wool and touch up the nicks.

I elected to just rattle can my sliders. Since they were virgin steel, I wiped them down with brake cleaner first. I primered them with two coats of rustoleum gray primer and then three coats of hammerite black. I use steel wool on the nicks and scuffs and then touch up when needed.

 

[Box Rocket]

Personally I like to use Rustoleum Satin finish Black. It almost perfectly matches the powdercoat on my ARB bumper. I used it on my homemade rear bumper and with a little prep work it will hold up really well for years unless you hit it on rocks. Then obviously you'll need to touch it up.

For prep I'd give them a good sanding to get them clean of rust etc. Then wipe down with a good degreaser. I like using Rustoleum red primer. Then follow it up with 2-3 coats of Rustolem Satin.

Here's how the finish came out on my rear bumper. Pretty good for rattle can if you ask me. 3 years later and it still looks great with a few scratches.

 

[Flank]

Personally I like to use Rustoleum Satin finish Black. It almost perfectly matches the powdercoat on my ARB bumper. I used it on my homemade rear bumper and with a little prep work it will hold up really well for years unless you hit it on rocks. Then obviously you'll need to touch it up.

For prep I'd give them a good sanding to get them clean of rust etc. Then wipe down with a good degreaser. I like using Rustoleum red primer. Then follow it up with 2-3 coats of Rustolem Satin.

Here's how the finish came out on my rear bumper. Pretty good for rattle can if you ask me. 3 years later and it still looks great with a few scratches.

Ooooow, like buttah. I was going to powdercoat my tire carrier, but this may be the puddin.

 

[retrofive]

ya that look looks pretty darn sweet. I should be getting my delivery tomorow and post up pics once painted

Thank again everyone for the ideas. Think Im just going to go the Rustoleum route, cheap, avail, and breeze to touch up.

 

[retrofive]

Well after trying to remove some rough areas with air craft paint remover and wire wheeling them, decided fawk it, and just got them sand blasted, quick, cheap, easy.

Now the real fun starts I did a search but didn't come up with much... Anyone paint theirs something other than variations of black?? color matched the truck?? crazy colors?? more ideas?

Here is before and after pics. Before was my futile attempt to really get them cleaned up first. 2nd is what they looked like after getting them blasted.

 

[CreeperSleeper]

My silders where red primer for a while...

Then I did hammer finished silver...

Finally, I settled on semi-gloss black...