Anyone paint the factory skid plates?

[Chadd7]

Am I the only one that thinks the silver factory skid plates are ugly? Was thinking of spraying them with a high heat matte black paint to make them “disappear”. I did something similar to my Wrangler JKU muffler, which was an eyesore. Anyone tackle this yet?

 

[anand]

Am I the only one that thinks the silver factory skid plates are ugly? Was thinking of spraying them with a high heat matte black paint to make them “disappear”. I did something similar to my Wrangler JKU muffler, which was an eyesore. Anyone tackle this yet?

I've got a couple cans of Steel-It black that I picked up for this purpose, although I don't think I'll get to it until it warms up

 

[HereinDaRockies]

This guy has painted his front factory skids black.

https://www.instagram.com/bodhigrenadier

 

[Jiman01]

Was gonna hit it with Raptor liner in the Spring

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[Quartermaster]

I don't find it so ugly, but thought about painting black as well.

 

[PDX_Keith]

But then if you use them for their intended purpose they'll look like crap. Its one thing I appreciate about the Rival skids and not having paint on them.

 

[WhiteBear]

Did it 10 days after got the car.

 

[Chadd7]

But then if you use them for their intended purpose they'll look like crap. Its one thing I appreciate about the Rival skids and not having paint on them.

After you've sprayed it once, I think they can always be spot sprayed after a rock crawl.

 

[PDX_Keith]

After you've sprayed it once, I think they can always be spot sprayed after a rock crawl.

But unless properly cleaned up the rattle can wont stick and will look poo poo.

 

[Chadd7]

But unless properly cleaned up the rattle can wont stick and will look poo poo.

Of course. Any painting needs good prep. I plan to clean with alcohol and lightly sand before spraying. Will wait for it to warm up though.

 

[Tazzieman]

Of course. Any painting needs good prep. I plan to clean with alcohol and lightly sand before spraying. Will wait for it to warm up though.

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[MileHigh]

I have a Donnie gray one, and I think it already lacks color. I painted the tow hooks, but I would actually look at maybe painting the skid plates of contrast color. Or just leaving them alone. The silver actually goes well with the Gray.

 

[Tazzieman]

I have a Donnie gray one, and I think it already lacks color.

You mean lipstick

 

[Draaronr]

Powder on mine

 

[PBD]

Powder on mine

Wow that looks great. Mine is black with a red chassis, this would be just the job for me, what paint did you use?

 

[Krabby]

Powder on mine

First blacked out hood/bonnet I've seen. I've been trying to figure out a good way to do it without covering the entire thing. Land Rover Discoveries were perfect for this as the hood had a nice flat spot. I had this done on my 2004 Series II (example image/not my truck - found pic on internet)

 

[Jiman01]

First blacked out hood/bonnet I've seen. I've been trying to figure out a good way to do it without covering the entire thing. Land Rover Discoveries were perfect for this as the hood had a nice flat spot. I had this done on my 2004 Series II (example image/not my truck - found pic on internet)
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Agreed. I think I'm going to do something like this but in matte black. I can’t decide if it would look better to run it into the grill and/or scale it thinner??

 

[Krabby]

Agreed. I think I'm going to do something like this but in matte black. I can’t decide if it would look better to run it into the grill and/or scale it thinner??

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