Thread: Painting bullbar

I did mine in black enamel from bunnings with suitable primer, just rubbed it back with some 800 wet and dry, 1 coat primer, 1 coat enamel brushed on, light sand then second coat, came up like new

cheers

ken

Dearot

Great minds think alike...
I have a ARB (winchless) black steel bull bar on my D2 that is starting to get some small surface rust spots ( live too close to sea and drive on beach a fair bit - so not surprising)
was thinking about repainting
I was going to look for quality spray can paint (Killrust?) for rust resistance on special
I think it would only take 3 - 4 cans to recoat/paint mine after a good fine sand
fairly cheap and does a good visual job


I suppose I should take it off??
how much work it it to remove an ARB bulbar..or do it in situ???

any thoughts

Originally Posted by NobbyTD5

Dearot

Great minds think alike...
I have a ARB (winchless) black steel bull bar on my D2 that is starting to get some small surface rust spots ( live too close to sea and drive on beach a fair bit - so not surprising)
was thinking about repainting
I was going to look for quality spray can paint (Killrust?) for rust resistance on special
I think it would only take 3 - 4 cans to recoat/paint mine after a good fine sand
fairly cheap and does a good visual job


I suppose I should take it off??
how much work it it to remove an ARB bulbar..or do it in situ???

any thoughts

Its not hard just fitted one worth doing if you don't want over spray. you will have your lights (indicators\park and driving lights) to disconnect/remove then 6 bolts at the front 17MM from memory leave the crush cans in place

If you have a local powder coater, remove the bar (easy but heavy), have it grit blasted to remove the rust, then powder coated in your colour choice.

It won't be that cheap, though.

NobbyTD5, like you the coastal air is having a go at mine also and generally looks dull, so have also been thinking of repainting.

Dearot - FWIW, a guy behind my work car park recently re-painted the one on his GU Patrol with the bar in situ, he just wrapped plastic right around the grille, lights and bonnet for protection. I haven't been up close to it, but from my vantage point it looks "a million bucks"...
Cheers
Mike

Take it to a sand blasters, blast it clean then paint with POR 15 paint. Stone proof and chemically bonds to the metal. Strong as and a bloody good finish. I did my TR6 suspension parts and trailing arms in it. Much much better and stronger than powder coating.

If you;re sand blasted clean you just need two coats, no primer. Get grey as the first coat then black as the top coat. Otherwise it's difficult to see bits you've missed on the top coat and they appear a bit dull.