Sport cage painting

Steve Curren

Explorer
I have just received my sport cage and have put a good coat of primer on it. I have purchased a can of spray paint that is the color of the Jeep, my question is should I paint the cage the color of the Jeep like I planned or should I paint it another color like maybe with the bedliner spray?
Thanks,
Steve
 

XXXpedition

Explorer
i'd probably go with bed liner...
will you have padding?
what color was your jeep again? (sorry didn't find a pic or note...)
sven
 
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Steve Curren

Explorer
I am not sure about padding but maybe after a while. I was thinking last night about doing the bars across the front in the vehicle color and the ones running to the sides of the windshield in the bedliner.
I will see if I can post a picture.
 

BigAl

Expedition Leader
I use my overhead bars to pull myself in and out of the jeep, which wears the paint quickly. What ever you choose, thnik about the ability to touch it up
 

goodtimes

Expedition Poseur
I painted the front half of mine black. I used regular old Krylon (or what ever) primer and paint. It has held up well over the last few years. It has a few scratches, but then again, what part of my jeep doesn't have a few (or a lot) of scratches?
 

Steve Curren

Explorer
OK black won out. I put a coat of the liner on one side of a brace and I decided you are all correct. Now just to get it together without wrecking the dash, I dry fitted it and managed to scrape the dash a bit and I am looking to put some rags and tape there so hopefully I won't do any more damage. It's handy that I am putting the cage and a gauge in at the same time, just have to find a switched wire for the gauge.
Thanks to all,
Steve
 

Steve Curren

Explorer
Powder coating was my first choice but right now it's a bit more than the budget can handle. I have found that the bedliner spray works great and is fairly resistant to the likes of me. I will see about half it done today as the side is about dry from it's third coating, that stuff really goes fast..
 

Robert Bills

Explorer
Krylon semi-gloss black. I use it for my bumpers, can rack, skid plates, rocker guards, roll cage, etc., and buy it by the case. Relatively inexpensive and very forgiving.
 

Steve Curren

Explorer
Left side painted and in, right side is drying and tomorrow begins the drilling and a few choice words. It is a bit tighter than I thought it would be but it's in... I do like how the black compliments the color of the dash, guess I will save the spray for when I can get the trailer painted the same as the Jeep.
 

goodtimes

Expedition Poseur
Robert Bills said:
Krylon semi-gloss black. I use it for my bumpers, can rack, skid plates, rocker guards, roll cage, etc., and buy it by the case. Relatively inexpensive and very forgiving.

Yup! That is the stuff!
 

XXXpedition

Explorer
I use my overhead bars to pull myself in and out of the jeep
you could use on of those strap-on handles...
Left side painted and in, right side is drying and tomorrow begins the drilling and a few choice words.
no install pics?? :-(((
you do get us some pics when it's done, right? ;-)
 

Steve Curren

Explorer
Sven, here a few that I took, I am not the story teller as some are but you will get the drift. Also a picture of the oil pressure gauge and adapter.
Steve
 

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