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#255827 - 26/04/02 02:35 PM even more painted roof racks
Paul H Member Registered: 23/08/01 Posts: 4757 Loc: Mt. Zion, IL	Decided to do mine. I also did the step rails. Looks naked All done _________________________ 2001 Super Black XE R.I.P. 09/05/06 My Blog
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#255828 - 26/04/02 02:41 PM Re: even more painted roof racks
Todrick Member Registered: 08/08/00 Posts: 7759 Loc: Arizona	what did you use to paint it? didn't you find the X odd without the rack... i noticed that it is really not a tall and skinny as it looks with it on... the rack creates an optical illusion of the X being much more top heavy than it is
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#255829 - 26/04/02 02:45 PM Re: even more painted roof racks
Paul H Member Registered: 23/08/01 Posts: 4757 Loc: Mt. Zion, IL	Yeah it looked very naked without the rack. Almost like a Frontier with a topper. Anyway I used an epoxy paint from Ace hardware. It is supposed to dry very hard and withstand some abuse. Now I hope to be able to find some steelies so I can paint them black and go the entire blacked out route. _________________________ 2001 Super Black XE R.I.P. 09/05/06 My Blog
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#255830 - 26/04/02 02:49 PM Re: even more painted roof racks
Todrick Member Registered: 08/08/00 Posts: 7759 Loc: Arizona	yeah... im with you on the black wheels... i was just curious if you had used Dupli-color like Stormy and I did... so is your pain gloss? or matte?
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#255831 - 26/04/02 02:52 PM Re: even more painted roof racks
Paul H Member Registered: 23/08/01 Posts: 4757 Loc: Mt. Zion, IL	Its a matte. I didn't want them to shine a bunch. Its got a medium shine to it now so when the X is clean they should match perfectly. If this epoxy doesn't hold I may end up with the duplicolor. We shall see the test of time. _________________________ 2001 Super Black XE R.I.P. 09/05/06 My Blog
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#255832 - 26/04/02 03:29 PM Re: even more painted roof racks
stormy Member Registered: 13/06/01 Posts: 1454 Loc: NH	Todrick/Xman6, Did you guys sand, prime, and paint or just paint? _________________________ It's better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.
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#255833 - 26/04/02 03:33 PM Re: even more painted roof racks
stormy Member Registered: 13/06/01 Posts: 1454 Loc: NH	Quote: Originally posted by Xman6: Its a matte. I didn't want them to shine a bunch. I agree... I tested a cross bar with a gloss finish and it looked like crap and it drew to much attention. The matte is not as noticable but is much better looking. I tried to find something that looked like the yakama racks. _________________________ It's better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.
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#255834 - 26/04/02 03:36 PM Re: even more painted roof racks
Todrick Member Registered: 08/08/00 Posts: 7759 Loc: Arizona	i washed... with soap and a SOS type pad... got all the dirt off then just sprayed away... i figure the texture of the powdercoat would be grippy enough to allow the Dupli-color to stick... appears fine so far... i even did a unscientific test and tried to rub the paint off with my hand... i dont realy put anything up on my rack so thats about all the testing i need to worry about ---edited cause stormy is a smart ass ---
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#255835 - 26/04/02 03:42 PM Re: even more painted roof racks
stormy Member Registered: 13/06/01 Posts: 1454 Loc: NH	Quote: Originally posted by Todrick: i even did a unscientific rub test with my hand... UUUMMMMM... Too much information! _________________________ It's better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.
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#255836 - 26/04/02 03:43 PM Re: even more painted roof racks
Todrick Member Registered: 08/08/00 Posts: 7759 Loc: Arizona	damn it ok i gotta edit that
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#255837 - 26/04/02 03:45 PM Re: even more painted roof racks
stormy Member Registered: 13/06/01 Posts: 1454 Loc: NH	Just joking dude. I washed the rack with simple green, then painted. I went a little thin on one spot. I might add one more coat if I get motivated _________________________ It's better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.
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#255838 - 26/04/02 03:50 PM Re: even more painted roof racks
Todrick Member Registered: 08/08/00 Posts: 7759 Loc: Arizona	im with you there... its a bit thin in two little 2x2" spots... if i do touch it up im not even removing the rack... i'll just mask and use drop clothes
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#255839 - 26/04/02 05:30 PM Re: even more painted roof racks
Bobby Member Registered: 12/03/01 Posts: 199 Loc: 3small city	Hey guys, that looks terrific. Did you also paint the grey plastic on the step rails? I can't see very clearly in the pics! Looks nice tho man! Bobby _________________________ gan 3small kick ur GG =D
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#255840 - 26/04/02 05:54 PM Re: even more painted roof racks
Paul H Member Registered: 23/08/01 Posts: 4757 Loc: Mt. Zion, IL	Thanks Bobby. I did the same as Todrick. Scrubbed down with simple green and then painted. I put three coats on mine so I am not light in any place. But if they needed touched up I agree taking off the rack again would be more hassle than it is worth. _________________________ 2001 Super Black XE R.I.P. 09/05/06 My Blog
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#255841 - 26/04/02 05:57 PM Re: even more painted roof racks
xcanuk Member Registered: 17/08/00 Posts: 2808 Loc: Mtl. Que. Canada	Really like the look... but wish someone actually used their rack. Between bikes, lumber and ladders, there is always something on mine. Maybe I just test paint the spare crossbar and judge from there. _________________________ member of http://www.soxc.org member of http://www.nexterra.org
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#255842 - 26/04/02 07:37 PM Re: even more painted roof racks
Mobycat Member Registered: 12/09/00 Posts: 8375 Loc: the hue of dungeons and the sc...	Quote: Originally posted by Xman6: Yeah it looked very naked without the rack. Almost like a Frontier with a topper. Anyway I used an epoxy paint from Ace hardware. It is supposed to dry very hard and withstand some abuse. Now I hope to be able to find some steelies so I can paint them black and go the entire blacked out route. I hope you get rid of the 4x4 sticker if you are going all black. _________________________ "Nature has constituted utility to man the standard and test of virtue. Men living in different countries, under different circumstances, different habits and regimens, may have different utilities; the same act, therefore, may be useful and consequently virtuous in one country which is injurious and vicious in another differently circumstanced" - Thomas Jefferson, moral relativist
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#255843 - 27/04/02 06:00 AM Re: even more painted roof racks
Paul H Member Registered: 23/08/01 Posts: 4757 Loc: Mt. Zion, IL	Yes they will come off when and if I get the wheels. _________________________ 2001 Super Black XE R.I.P. 09/05/06 My Blog
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#255844 - 28/04/02 07:58 AM Re: even more painted roof racks
Accasbel Member Registered: 15/09/00 Posts: 1070 Loc: Chanhassen, MN USA	i hope that this doesn't become a trend - if black racks become prevelant shanna might have me return the rack the original gray... _________________________ lee@vl.net Former member of Arizona Xterra Club Live free. Dine well. Drink good beer.
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#255845 - 28/04/02 10:16 AM Re: even more painted roof racks
Paul H Member Registered: 23/08/01 Posts: 4757 Loc: Mt. Zion, IL	LOL I have been wanting to for a while just never did. Saw the looks of your and Stormy's and got me in the mood again. _________________________ 2001 Super Black XE R.I.P. 09/05/06 My Blog
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#255846 - 28/04/02 12:12 PM Re: even more painted roof racks
Neo Member Registered: 04/08/01 Posts: 151 Loc: Webster, Texas	Painted mine with Duplicolor GM318 about 4 months ago!! _________________________ Do or do not. There is no try.
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#255847 - 29/04/02 11:12 AM Re: even more painted roof racks
KCX Member Registered: 14/10/00 Posts: 1219 Loc: Kansas	Looks good Xman6!! Are you going to Broken Bow May 17th? If so, I'll get to see the paint job up close! _________________________ www.hxoc.net
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#255848 - 29/04/02 12:29 PM Re: even more painted roof racks
stormy Member Registered: 13/06/01 Posts: 1454 Loc: NH	Quote: Originally posted by Neo: Painted mine with Duplicolor GM318 about 4 months ago!! Did you leave the vinyl on then peel it off or is that light grey vinyl? _________________________ It's better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.
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