High heat engine paint for strut bars
03-21-2011, 12:15 PM
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High heat engine paint for strut bars
I went to home depot, lowes, and advanced auto to get glossy black engine paint. Couldnt find it. Only flat black, glossy red, orange, and green. Anyone know where else I can look to find it? Prefer to buy local versus online. Im spraying my front and rear strut bars gloss black because I dont like the shiny chrome look to them. The rear one doesnt need to be engine paint, which I was able to get regular rustoleum for it. Thanks
03-21-2011, 12:22 PM
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The front might not have to be engine paint either. Try it with regular and see if it goes funky, then pick up this search where it left off.
03-24-2011, 08:38 PM
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The strut bars don't get exposed to that much heat.
I modified the brackets on my front strut bar and I painted them with a Gun Metal Metallic Wheel paint. I used Rustoleum Flat Black on my Rear and Center bars and I really like how they turned out. You could always use Flat then spray a clear on it afterwards if you want more of a shine. When I want more of a gloss look on a part im spraying then I use Rustoleums Semi-Gloss.
I modified the brackets on my front strut bar and I painted them with a Gun Metal Metallic Wheel paint. I used Rustoleum Flat Black on my Rear and Center bars and I really like how they turned out. You could always use Flat then spray a clear on it afterwards if you want more of a shine. When I want more of a gloss look on a part im spraying then I use Rustoleums Semi-Gloss.