Thread: Painting Cross Bars (Fender Support Bars)

I think I'm gonna paint my cross bars tomorrow (fender support braces if you like ). What kind of paint should I use? Rust-o-Leum or whatever? One is kinda rusty, so I will sand them a lil' bit. Should I use primer or no?? Are they easy to get on/off? Thanks any info would be SUPER helpful.

rustoleum should be fine, get as much rust off as possible and scuff then paint

Originally Posted by redlinepontiac

rustoleum should be fine, get as much rust off as possible and scuff then paint

Ok, will do, are they hard to get off/on?

13mm i think?, not unless you have little sally arms,

Originally Posted by redlinepontiac

13mm i think?, not unless you have little sally arms,

How'd you know? Haha jk, I can probably handle it.

I used Krylon Fusion Plastic Paint on mine and only had a problems with minor ware where my strut tower bar hits the bottom of my hood. I sanded them with a 3M scuff pad then hit them with a couple coats of paint. They look awesome. Get yourself a metric ratchet kit to take them off and youll have no problems. I believe they are 13mm. Ill snap pics tomorrow.

Originally Posted by sdavis11b

I used Krylon Fusion Plastic Paint on mine and only had a problems with minor ware where my strut tower bar hits the bottom of my hood. I sanded them with a 3M scuff pad then hit them with a couple coats of paint. They look awesome. Get yourself a metric ratchet kit to take them off and youll have no problems. I believe they are 13mm. Ill snap pics tomorrow.

Thanks for the info! I don't have a STB yet, but pics would be great!!