Anyone paint these?

I want to paint the bed bolts and those hooks with bedliner. Bed bolts should be simple. Alcohol. Tape. Paint. Are those hooks thru bolted? Tapped into a plate? Will they thread right backin if i take them off? Also. Has anyone done it? Does that surface coating hold paint well?

 

D-I-Why?

 

They are screwed into nutserts as far as I know.

I think these are galvanized parts. I painted some on a 1st gen once but don’t think those were galvanized. Worst case, paint chips off over time.

 

It will probably chip very fast and look raggedy. 2¢

 

You sir, have too much time on your hands.
Reminds me of a buddy of mine that used to remove his wheels when detailing his truck.

 

Don't like the look of bare metal. Kind of the same as dechroming.

 

Power to ya! I think as others posted, the nuts for the "loop" are retained. So just unbolt and paint. The bed bolt is definitely retained, as I took mine out for stiffeners.

As the other poster stated, they'll probably chip off in quick order.

 

The bolts screw out. No backing wrench is needed.

I'd just take a Magic Marker to them. It will adhear to galvanized coating quite easy. Easy follow up as well.

 

Galvanized can hold bedliner. I put one coat of galvanized primer and three coats of rattle can bed liner on this old galvanized boat trailer two years ago when i turned out into a kayak trailer and it has held up well. But i don't run straps around it either.

 

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