Pay for powdercoat or rattlecan rock sliders.

Fellas,
I am looking at some steel rock sliders finally, (after being crapped on for the whole aluminum debacle), and don't know if I should pay to have them powdercoated by the vendor, or if I am better off rattlecanning them myself. What has everyone else done?

 

Rattle can them. The powder coat will not hold up to rock hits. It will be hard to touch up. Rattle can is cheap and easy and when needs to be touched up you just spray more on

 

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Unless you get a really good deal on the powder coat, I'd use a can. They will get scratched up If you actually use your sliders for what they are designed for. Can is easy to touch up.

 

DIY bedliner, simple, cheap, easy to maintain.

 

I use and recommend this stuff for armor

http://www.rustoleum.com/product-catalog/consumer-brands/auto/coatings/truck-bed-coating-spray/

Its extremely durable. I use my sliders as steps and it hasn't worn where i step. Also it's super easy to touch up if scrape them on a rock. Powdercoat cant really be touched up.

 

Awesome! thanks guys.

 

Rattle can those mofos, self etching primer and bed liner works just as good, you're always going to have to touch em up anyway

 

I also used this and it turned out great.

 

Self Etching Primer,Primer,Bedliner.All Rustoeum Rattle Can/Spray Paint Products.

You'll Be Happy You Put In The Work And Touch Up/Maintenance Will Be Easier.

 

Bed liner flakes off in larger pieces when you hit them on stuff. Not a big deal but more area to have to fix

 

Not the Rustoleum stuff, at least not for me after using a self-etching primer. Mine scratched off just where rocks scrap it, no chipping or flakes at all.

 

I like KBS-coatings Rust Seal. I just sanded down and recoated after 2 years.
unsanded slider legs

Sanded rear bumper

recoated/dried rear bumper