Painted ARB's

xcliberty · **Joined:** Tue May 11, 2010 10:03 pm **Posts:** 11

I dont like the color of my ARB bumper and i was wondering if anyone else out there has painted theirs. I have been pondering on the idea of using POR-15 on it or coating it with bedliner, but both will be semi-expensive and was just curious if anyone else has done this before. Thanks.

tommudd · **Posted:** Fri May 06, 2011 12:09 am

You can paint them any color you want or even Line_X them or any other bedliner.
Mines black and matches most of my KJ so never thought of painting it :wink:

JL Rockies · **Posted:** Fri May 06, 2011 11:20 am

I sanded the powder coat to a dull luster, sprayed rattle can primer then many cans of Rustoleum Hammered black. The final coat was sprayed holding the can about 24" away while the previous coat was still tacky to give it texture. On occasions when the bumper does have contact with rocks (really hard mud) touch-up is easy. Mine has been going strong since 2008.

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Sun May 08, 2011 11:03 am

My wife color matched her KJ. But then again, it's a prissy Jeep. :mrgreen:

xcliberty · **Joined:** Tue May 11, 2010 10:03 pm **Posts:** 11

Did you have a shop do that or did you do it yourself?

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Sun May 08, 2011 10:08 pm

xcliberty wrote:

Did you have a shop do that or did you do it yourself?

I had a paint and body shop do it. I think they did a pretty good job. I’ll probably do the same with my RL rear bumper or have it bed-lined, I’m not sure yet. The only way I will bed-line it is if the color is matched pretty close. The wife is picky on stuff like that. :lol:

2006 KJ · **Posted:** Sun May 08, 2011 10:48 pm

dieselenthusiast wrote:

My wife color matched her KJ. But then again, it's a prissy Jeep. :mrgreen:

prissy!

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Sun May 08, 2011 10:54 pm

Scuffed it with Brown ScotchBrite pads and bedlined it,along with the other armor.

STINGN · **Posted:** Sun May 08, 2011 11:53 pm

what beadliner did you use Troy? looking at getting a ARB at the end of June and if i went that route might as well ask

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Mon May 09, 2011 12:05 am

2006 KJ wrote:

prissy!

Don't worry, ours will move out of the prissy stage and into the hardcore stage like yours. :mrgreen:

NewOldTimer · **Posted:** Mon May 09, 2011 12:50 am

STINGN wrote:

what beadliner did you use Troy? looking at getting a ARB at the end of June and if i went that route might as well ask

Where was this guy in McHenry again????? :goink:

Just askin'......... really........ :ROTFL:

STINGN · **Posted:** Mon May 09, 2011 1:50 am

you wouldnt be able to use it...not lifted :goink:

NCC-1864 · **Posted:** Mon May 09, 2011 6:47 pm

went for LINE X
not cheap, but it's done

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tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Mon May 09, 2011 8:30 pm

STINGN wrote:

what beadliner did you use Troy? looking at getting a ARB at the end of June and if i went that route might as well ask

http://www.uschem.com/index.cfm?page=productDetail&id=125&pid=2

Not HD as LineX but at a fraction of the cost,DIY also if you have a good air compressor(min of 14cfm required at 90psi).Great UV protection also,much better then LineX in that catagory.

Xodius · **Posted:** Tue May 17, 2011 3:44 pm

tjkj2002 wrote:

STINGN wrote:

what beadliner did you use Troy? looking at getting a ARB at the end of June and if i went that route might as well ask

http://www.uschem.com/index.cfm?page=productDetail&id=125&pid=2

Not HD as LineX but at a fraction of the cost,DIY also if you have a good air compressor(min of 14cfm required at 90psi).Great UV protection also,much better then LineX in that catagory.

...weren't you the Line X spokesman on here just a few months ago? :-)r

Looks good though and might be a good option here too. Always looking for a different good bedliner.

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Tue May 17, 2011 4:20 pm

Xodius wrote:

tjkj2002 wrote:

STINGN wrote:

what beadliner did you use Troy? looking at getting a ARB at the end of June and if i went that route might as well ask

http://www.uschem.com/index.cfm?page=productDetail&id=125&pid=2

Not HD as LineX but at a fraction of the cost,DIY also if you have a good air compressor(min of 14cfm required at 90psi).Great UV protection also,much better then LineX in that catagory.

...weren't you the Line X spokesman on here just a few months ago? :-)r

Looks good though and might be a good option here too. Always looking for a different good bedliner.

No doubt that LineX is the best,but not a DIY venture.

drewlaxer · **Posted:** Tue May 24, 2011 11:58 am

NCC-1864 wrote:

went for LINE X
not cheap, but it's done

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NCC,
Love your rig man! :JEEPIN:

Your kj is exactly the setup i want to go for with mine. What kinda lift are you running with?

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