Harder to scratch too.

Op its all about what you need it for. Looks? Whatever the hell you want. Durability? Powder-coat or bedliner. (Harder to touch up) Cheap and easy to touch up is generally the way to go. Pick your favorite flavor of spray, prep well and have at it.

(rustoleum semi-gloss came out pretty good on my stock bumper. Its not very durable on the plastic end caps though. Ill post a pic tomorrow.)

 

naw, this bumper will be beat on. im goin for something that won't easily chip but will last and be easy to touch up. i think ill go with hammered black. if its too shiny or looks bad ill go flat black

 

I did my Nates4x4 front winch bumper in Rustoleum Hammered. It came out very well and holds up great. Mine's due for a touch-up now. How it comes out is 99% prep. I used self-etching primer, about 3 coats, and then 3 or 4 coats of the Rustoleum. I went through 3 cans, IIRC.

 

Did it come out as almost a dark grey? It looks like that from the pictures. I'm considering that stuff for my bumpers and sliders my my new XJ project.

 

It's like a gunmetal color...I wouldn't call it grey. It's not 100% black as others have stated. If you want it to be 100% black, you'll want to pick another paint.

 

Here's rustoleum semi-gloss. Its blackish graphite color.

 

This looks really nice

 

I used Rustolem on my Bumpers, Then hit them with bedliner they are holding up awesome

 

Nice! Go a little crazy with the saturation there, Tom?

(i'm guilty of it too)

 

That's the chrome effect my camera has

 

As almost everyone has stated the options are endless its all on your taste however I would definitely suggest using an automotive grade self etching primer on any raw metal I myself only use POR 15 but every company makes similar products goes on nice and easy and protects against rust

 

Ok cool, thats the sortuv color im looking for on all my stuff. Thanks.

 

went with rusto professional primer and flat black. hope it turns out good, ill post pics this weekend, ill be painting it tomorrow

 

 

Looks good