Clamshell Painting - Finished

cellerdoor · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 8:58 am Post subject: Clamshell Painting - Finished

Anybody prep/paint the clamshell? While mines off I want to clean it up and thought about painting it silver or black but not sure what metal its made of or if its paintable.

Stupid idea? Im thick skinned.

t3 kopf · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 9:03 am Post subject:

i'd do it. i dont see how it could hurt. probably don't need to go too expensive on the paint either as it isnt very visible. Make sure its rust free, prime it real good and put on a topcoat in the time specified by the manufacturer.
i like to paint any metal surface that i can get my hands on as long as it is properly prepped and isnt supposed to conduct electricity.
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insyncro · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 9:05 am Post subject:

Powder coating of that part has held up well for me.

SteveVanB · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 9:43 am Post subject:

Black bedliner would be sweet
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PDXWesty · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 9:57 am Post subject:

I think mine is sprayed with an undercoating of some kind. Either that or it's covered with 24 years of road grime.
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insyncro · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 10:03 am Post subject:

GrindGarage · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 10:07 am Post subject:

Mine looks aluminum after being dug into sand and mud many times.
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mirthpeople · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 11:58 am Post subject:

I used Krylon "Fusion" paint. I didn't prep it much. It seems to stick to things a little better than normal paint. Rustoleum make a similar paint- "Universal". I use them for all my trim, mirrors etc.
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kiomon · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 1:59 pm Post subject:

We painted ours with an undercoating spray, and its looks good. Didnt do any real prep except wiping it down with a simple green cleaner. Its easy to paint
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Steelhead · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 3:08 pm Post subject:

nice example of a painted clamshell

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Ryan Keating · Samba Member Joined: March 04, 2004 Posts: 217

I made a skid plate to replace the clam shell and used POR 15. Looks great and should not rust.

cellerdoor · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 3:45 pm Post subject:

id start a "show me a picture of your clam" sticky but that may not work out so well, or maybe it would.

MayorMcCheese · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 4:21 pm Post subject:

I thought it was made out of galvanised steel? Mine had the random crystal pattern that galvanised sheet has. Anyway I painted mine with a tough black bed liner.
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16CVs · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 9:04 pm Post subject:

Be sure to take your wheel out first . I've had numerous alloys with undercoating spots on them from the clam shell being painted with undercoating from the factory .
Actually very cool , All of my nicest alloys have been pulled from unused spares .

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Timwhy · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 2:10 am Post subject:

Mine has some chipped undercoating on the outside.

I think I would also paint the inside, mine full of road sand and crap.

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Terry Kay · Banned Joined: June 22, 2003 Posts: 13331

<<I thought it was made out of galvanised steel? >>

Bingo--it is galvanized.

And without a coat of acid etch primer first, whatever you applied for a top coat won't be on there for too long.
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SteveVanB · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 8:54 am Post subject:

danfromsyr · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 9:45 am Post subject:

while roughly on the topic
how many place the spare tire outside facing down with the valve stem lined up with a hole for spare tire air pressure checking?

or should I ask, how many checkpressure in their spares?

I cut a piece of 3/4" plywood pad/base that fits inside the spare to use as a jack support for soft/unstable ground, a few felt strips to keep it in from rattling. Wink

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