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I've seen a couple members here paint their tow hooks. Wondering if they were removed first, taped off and sprayed, or brushed with enamel paint. Considering this. Please share any experience you have. Pictures obviously too if you don't mind.
 
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Painted tow hooks are great draws your eye to the carnage :)

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Chadd7 said:
I've seen a couple members here paint their tow hooks. Wondering if they were removed first, taped off and sprayed, or brushed with enamel paint. Considering this. Please share any experience you have. Pictures obviously too if you don't mind.
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The tow hooks are welded to the chassis during manufacture. Each is rated to take the full GVM of the vehicle.....
It's been remarked that painting tow hooks is like painting your finger nails if that makes you happy...but I wouldn't say that! :oops: :cool:
 
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I thought painted tow hooks were something GM added to make their vehicles look like real off roaders, even though they are not?
 
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Mountain4x4 said:
I thought painted tow hooks were something GM added to make their vehicles look like real off roaders, even though they are not?
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Painting tow hooks with brake caliper paint has been a thing for the Wrangler and 4runner community for a long time. Not a poser thing
 
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Chadd7 said:
I've seen a couple members here paint their tow hooks. Wondering if they were removed first, taped off and sprayed, or brushed with enamel paint. Considering this. Please share any experience you have. Pictures obviously too if you don't mind.
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I cleaned mine first then taped off and brush painted with Humbrol Red - very pleased and adds highlights to front and rear.
 
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I cleaned mine first then taped off and brush painted with Humbrol Red - very pleased and adds highlights to front and rear.
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Assuming you removed the skid plates to gain better access to the hooks?
 
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simonpa said:
I cleaned mine first then taped off and brush painted with Humbrol Red - very pleased and adds highlights to front and rear.
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Sand at all?
 
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Inspired by this thread I decided my Donny Grey Fieldmaster needed red recovery points for both practical and aesthetic reasons.

Procedure: 1. Remove the skid plate at the front.

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2. Wash and sand the recovery points. Admire how much wax coating is on them and sand again.

3. Apply two coats of Hammerite red metal paint. Consider lightly sanding between coats but who are we kidding.

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4. Wait nearly long enough for the paint to dry before replacing the skid plate. Inevitably have to clean the paint from the edges and touch it up with an extra coat.

5. Stand back and admire.

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FieldMonster said:
Remove the skid plate at the front.
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What a nice job, I have the paint already here, but I'll wait until it's warmer...

Was ist difficult?
And did you mask anything?
What grain did you use to sand?

Did you remove any parts for the rear hooks?
 
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Pat-Ard said:
What a nice job, I have the paint already here, but I'll wait until it's warmer...

Was ist difficult?
And did you mask anything?
What grain did you use to sand?

Did you remove any parts for the rear hooks?
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It was really straightforward.

I did pop a bit of masking tape around some of the surrounding bits at the back. Didn’t bother at the front because once the skid plate is removed it’s a big easy target, but didn’t really need to at the back either.

I used whatever the most coarse paper was that I had to hand. Probably 400 grit.

Didn’t bother removing anything at the back. It looked like it would have been fiddly. Using a small enough paintbrush helped.
 
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@FieldMonster Sorry, to ask some more. How did you clean the hooks?
 
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@FieldMonster Sorry, to ask some more. How did you clean the hooks?
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No problem at all.

While I was washing the vehicle anyway I gave them a decent scrub with some car shampoo and a sponge. To be fair, and to the credit of the wax coating, after a wash with cold water there was still a wax coating.

it definitely also needed sanding to be ready for painting.

Results after this seem fine for me but might want to try using hot water and soap to try to shift the wax?
 
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FieldMonster said:
No problem at all.

While I was washing the vehicle anyway I gave them a decent scrub with some car shampoo and a sponge. To be fair, and to the credit of the wax coating, after a wash with cold water there was still a wax coating.

it definitely also needed sanding to be ready for painting.

Results after this seem fine for me but might want to try using hot water and soap to try to shift the wax?
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I would use Isoprop or brake cleaner.
 
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