peej410 Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 by the end of the day today i hope to have the main hoop assembly of my rollcage fully welded and ready to prep for paint my door bar thingy will be sorta high and i was wondering what kind of paint i should use on my whole cage assembly that will handle alot of abuse as far as me sliding in and out of the car all the time hehe. i did a search but i didnt come up with much so i was wondering what you guys have used in the past and how it held up thanks -pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innerware Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 Try a truck bed liner. I know someone who did there Harley that way and it was kind of cool and he said he would never have to worry about scratches. It was a black mat with a slight rubbery feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbc3 Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 I am not sure I'd do anything that was rubbery. Getting in you sort of "slide" in over and down the bar. The truck liner, although durable, you won't slide, making it harder to get in. In my Camaro (bought the bar) it is powdercoated and in my 280Z, I just used a good quality engine paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peej410 Posted September 23, 2004 Author Share Posted September 23, 2004 i have bedliner on my floors and under that is por 15, every time i work on pulling a seat or adjusting my gas pedal or anything near the floor i always skin my knuckles on the herculiner. it never pulls out any skin but its absolutely brutal as far as hurting.. maybe im just a wussie haha. i was thinking maybe the por15 hardnose stuff for the cage, i had a snafu today and ended up cutting out two bars and making one bar in their place for the seat back braces so i didnt get to do my forward bars like i anticipated so the whole things gonna have to wait to get painted till next week. hows the engine paint holding up ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbc3 Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 Not a fair test of durability yet. The engine paint is fine for now, but the car is not on the road. I am putting the wiring harness and interior together. The engine and tranny have not been pulled from the donor yet... It seems to be fine, as I am test fitting seats and crawling all over the interior. Even the powder coated bar gets marks and chips in it from putting things in and out of the car as well as the seatbelt hitting the bar when you take it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peej410 Posted September 24, 2004 Author Share Posted September 24, 2004 hrm, so i guess ya just cant win, i was thinkin maybe one of those clear plastic things mountain bikes usually get on the lower chainstay for a cover but im not sure as of yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spork Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 um...how about roll cage padding??? I know it may get torn up a little over time, but it's cheap...and you know, its a good idea to have those bars padded anyways. If theres a pad there, you can use what ever you want, because it shouldn't see near the abuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueovalz Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 Have you considered POR-15? I had some left over from a job on another part of the car, and used a brush to apply it to a section of the cage. I was impressed (amazed actually) at how the brush strokes disappeared (even with a cheap brush) to gloss out just as if it had been sprayed on. And it is hard as nails. I've popped it a few times accidentally (with the seat belt harness locks) and it's never chipped. I eventually bought a pint of it and painted the entire cage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peej410 Posted September 27, 2004 Author Share Posted September 27, 2004 isnt it sensitive to uv rays though ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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