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Has anybody tried painting the aluminum brackets that come with the no-drill Gatorback mudflaps? I want to try to get the installation to blend in with the black wheel inserts.
thx,
Mike
You can probably just use any off the shelf spray paint, however, due to it's location and why it's there, any paint you put on will get scratched off over time. Personally I have flat black plastidip spray cans that I was planning on hitting mine with, the plastidip will re-cover nicely after it gets scratched up by gravel and sand getting kicked up at the bracket.
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Then again, I think the 450 brackets are a bit different than your, but the message still applies.
Has anybody tried painting the aluminum brackets that come with the no-drill Gatorback mudflaps? I want to try to get the installation to blend in with the black wheel inserts.
thx,
Mike
Are they bare aluminum or anodized? Might need special paint, depending. Not that 'special' just the right kind.
You could probably take them somewhere and have them powder-coated on the cheap if you want to be really AR
I just installed mine yesterday after painting the brackets with rustoleum self-etching primer and then satin black paint. The aluminum is bare so I just did a little bit of sanding then cleaned it off with mineral spirits. I put a few minor scratches on the hardware during installation, they don't show. I also painted the hardware that shows in the wheel well, I didn't like the look of the stainless against the black rubber (see the pictures).
If you coat the aluminum with self etching primer, the paint will stick nicely. There is also an aluminum stain that will darken the aluminum naturally. It can't chip as it stains the metal. I use it on stained glass windows.
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