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Painting aluminum roof rack.
It is vital to understand that paint sticks to rough surfaces.
When changing your bathroom decor on a budget you can paint your metal towel racks rather than replace them and save some money.
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Here s what i did.
Preparing aluminum for painting is an important step.
Remove any debris and clear the dust.
Remove factory roof rack.
I was thinking of painting it with high temp bbq or engine type paint but then had a thought after washing my wifes honda pilot.
It is important to wipe down the paint on the spray racks every third to fourth door you paint with either a moist thinner rag or a moist water rag to avoid paint build up.
Once the roof rack is removed you want to create an area to paint.
I fabbed my own safari rack out of mild steel.
Dust or older paint will make the new paint job harder to manage and maintain.
I hit it with 2 coats of brush on rustoleum and it s held up reasonable well.
You will need to make sure the aluminum is free from older paint dirt dust and grime.
I just recently built a bike related cross bar for the new old truck and used a different type of spray paint the rustoleum 2x ultra cover.
This is much easier to do with 2 people and just needs to be picked up and removed.
The roof rack color was fading.
This should only take a 5 to 10 seconds.
Mix three gallons of water with half a gallon of detergent in a small bucket.
The rack is now ready to be removed from the vehicle.
Prepping plasti dip for rack.
Buy aluminum roof paint and oil based metal primer from the local hardware store.
Strong aluminum rods are bent at an angle that minimizes contact.
Just bought a 99 sr5 4runner and the paint is totally faded and peeling off my roof rack.
Located in pilot mountain nc.
Had to do something about it.
Step 3 prepare cleaning solution.
Hey guys today i show you how to restore roof racks that have scratches or has paint peeling off.
Step 2 sweep the whole roof with a broom.
