Repainting an ARB Bar

[GTX Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close GTX]

Can this be a home job, or am I best to suck it up and get a pro to do it?
Am looking at going from white (056) to crystal gold (4r4) which is metallic and to be honest scares me!
Anybody done it themselves? If so good or not so good?
Cheers,
Ralph

[butane8 Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close butane8]

yeah mate i repainted a arb deluxe bar ... using supercheap auto pressure packs
i went from the grey, too a satin black... if the bar starts to look abit crappy i cover the bonnet
and give it a sand then a fresh coat on the rig... happy here... cheers butane... as per rig build up

[mypradogrande Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close mypradogrande]

How often do you do that butane? I've just bought a second hand bar pretty cheap was was going to get it sandblasted and powder coated again but just looking at other options

[D4Dforme Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close D4Dforme]

I had an ARB Deluxe bar re-done a year or so ago..........got it sand blasted primed and painted in undercoat and then painted at a panel shop..............Blast/Prime....$100......Coloured Paint.......$250....

Turned out like new....blasting is the way to go IMO.........

Dan

[Geoffury Find all posts View Profile Close Geoffury]

I did some remodeling of my Hilux bullbar a few years ago. Then had it sandblasted and powder coated. $450 and it still looks good.

If your planning on keeping the bar, get it powder coated, otherwise just paint it, in my opinion anyway.

[butane8 Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close butane8]

annual touch up

How often do you do that butane? I've just bought a second hand bar pretty cheap was was going to get it sandblasted and powder coated again but just looking at other options

i probably give it a recoat about every 12-18 months, i would recommend the blast and powder coat if ya got the cash... but i dont mind gives me something to do, cheers butane

[mypradogrande Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close mypradogrande]

I ended up have the bar, mount & stone guards sandblasted / powder coated for $350, come up like new!

[GTX Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close GTX]

Sounds like you got a good deal, if only I weren't 3,200km from Perth !
How long did they take to do the work?

[Bushbasher Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Bushbasher]

My mate got the bar on his LC ute blasted and powder coated in satin black for $350 here in Kal.

[mypradogrande Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close mypradogrande]

Sounds like you got a good deal, if only I weren't 3,200km from Perth !
How long did they take to do the work?

Yeah they originally quoted me $450 but cash job $350 and it was covered in surface rust... looks great now!

Took about a week.

[butane8 Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close butane8]

I ended up have the bar, mount & stone guards sandblasted / powder coated for $350, come up like new!

thats a good price, any photos? cheers butane

[mypradogrande Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close mypradogrande]

thats a good price, any photos? cheers butane

This is the before shots



After Shot and fitted



Was pretty happy with the outcome

[prado2004 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close prado2004]

looks great

[butane8 Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close butane8]

very nice outcome mate, cheers butane

[fido666 Banned Find all posts View Profile Close fido666]

For those quoting figures for sandblasting, etc did you have to remove the bar yourselves? My TJM bar has some flaking paint/powdercoat and there is surface rust, still have to take it to TJM to be assessed but I wasn't the original purchaser.