[TRMIN8R]

So I've heard of a few different things to use to paint cages with. First, Imron? It's a spray and I'm told it looks excellent and does not chip. Second, pore 15? It's brush on, self leveling, and I've heard mixed reviews with it. My cage is going in soon and I need to find something to paint it with. I want the most durable and good looking product to paint it with. I like the idea of the pore 15 since it brushes on and is almost like powder coating, would make it a lot easier since no masking would be required. Any help will be appreciated.

-Sean

 

[ghost]

just use krylon, you will be adding and changing things more than once.

 

[505OUTLAWZ]

Craig just gave me the idea that we can paint the bars before putting them in and just not paint the last few inches and then just gloss krylon the rest. He said his is done this way and it came out good. Hell it will prolly be easier to just paint with the gun on the small areas that are left after welding, instead of painting the whole thing in the car. He said he might be interested in tigging your cage in for way cheaper than what you previously talked about. You would need a 220 outlet for him though. He said you do all the prep work. Text me for the price.

 

[Yahtzee]

POR-15 FTW. Their website has some great stuff. And you don't have to brush it on, you can reduce it and run it through a gun if you want.

POR15, Inc. - Stop Rust Permanently - Repair Gas & Fuel Tanks

 

[SINISTER]

This is por 15 here

 

[Pro_Street_Vega]

If you paint them 1st as stated above they'll look much better, Portions of the bars on my car have no paint and look like ass, can't get to them.

 

[HwyKng]

What color are you doing Sean. I think a crinkle black would looks sweet. Its like the finish on my whipple. I belive Ironman can do this. I know they sell it a rattle can but not sure on the quality.

 

[TRMIN8R]

Hmm, the por 15 almost looks gray. I was want gloss black.

 

[turbob13]

i've heard some shit about por15 cracking too. that was on a rearend though, so it should do fine on a cage. i say just paint as much of it as you can when its apart, then finish up the small parts once its in the car. how do cage inspections go? do they just check the integrity on the weld with the a little density tool, or do they also check the actual weld appearance and metal discoloration( ive heard you can tell the quality of the weld on a joint by the surface colors? who knows). if the latter part is true, that may be something to keep in mind. you wouldnt wanna get it painted all cherry just to have it get scratched(or chipped) off by the guy certing it

 

[TRMIN8R]

To my understanding, it can be painted before the tech guy sees it.

 

[505OUTLAWZ]

You should call the guy and ask a few questions, can you paint, do you have to bolt through the floor even if its welded, and if you even need the rocker bars on the side. I think the weld in subframe connector counts as the frame under and outside of you left leg rule....

 

[DRIVN Ind.]

I krylon'd mine. Looked good enough for me. Other stuff would probably look better though.

 

[Yahtzee]

Hmm, the por 15 almost looks gray. I was want gloss black.

It comes in many different colors.

 

[Carsofabq]

The best thing to do would be to paint them out and then touch up were needed when all is done. Imron is some great stuff. But bad for the lungs and and if you get it on something you dont want it on its a pain to get off. Its very durable if applied correctly. They use it on all most all the semis and heavy trucks these days.

If you want a good deep black use fords ebony black. It is a blue based black that is probably one of the darkest out there. The other like the chevy's use a brown based black that under certain light looks, well brown (like on the cage above). The por 15 looks like some good stuff as well and is supposed to be very durable and would probably be easier to touch up the welds when done.

If the interior of your car is black then get a samlple color sheet and hold it in there to see which is a closer match in direct sun.

 

[SLO-SS]

You should call the guy and ask a few questions, can you paint, do you have to bolt through the floor even if its welded, and if you even need the rocker bars on the side. I think the weld in subframe connector counts as the frame under and outside of you left leg rule....

to my understanding the cage does not need to be bolted with a plate under the floor if welded only it you bolt it you need to sandwich it. but you must use 6x6 plated all the way around

 

[505OUTLAWZ]

We were reading the rulebooks last night at work and its kinda unclear because there are some rules for unibody cars. My understanding is also that if its welding no bolting, but a guy at work showed me some contradicting info. So it would be easier just to ask the guy teching it so there are no issues.

 

[SLO-SS]

We were reading the rulebooks last night at work and its kinda unclear because there are some rules for unibody cars. My understanding is also that if its welding no bolting, but a guy at work showed me some contradicting info. So it would be easier just to ask the guy teching it so there are no issues.

ok cool let me know what you find out also then

 

[SSx2]

Check out Eastwood extreme chassis black. They also have 2k Ceramic Chassis Black (about as close as you can get to Powder coating). 2k comes in quarts and a bit expensive. If you want to brush it on you can also go with POR 15. Chassis Black is similar to POR 15. Some people say Chassis Black is better. I have 2 quarts of Gloss Chassis Black that you can spray or brush. If you want to paint the cage first. I would spray the paint on. You might still have some fogging between new and old paint. When you brush the paint it'll will go on heavy (POR 15/Chassis Black go on thick). You'll see the overlap lines of the new paint over the old paint. Both ways might cause you to end up painting the whole thing over to get a nice even coat. Let me know if you want a quart. If it was up to me I would spray it after welding is done.

 

[NITROUSNYQUIL]

POR 15 FTW.