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Painting over panels and seat backrest bar?

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by eanf, Apr 10, 2009.

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    I have a question. I am no painter... but I don't like the old nasty aluminum. Can i paint over it?
     
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    I painted my seat grab bar. I just made sure there was none of the clear coat left over the aluminum, and made sure it was thoroughly degreased before i started. It's not a super high wear item, so the paint has seemed to hold up well. (I just used a gloss black spray paint in multiple coats with a gold spray paint in the recessed line that went all the way around.
     
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    Yeah, that's what i'd like to do, because my clearcoat on the alum is all yeller'd and nasty
     
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    The only thing I would do differently on the grab bar would be use a really hard clear coat, or multiple layers of clear. Every time you remove or install the seat it scratches the paint where the latch mechanism slides past it.
     
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