Bushwacker Fender Flares

[argray90]

I got some bushwacker fender flares off my buddy they were free because he went with the prerunner style. Only catch is one is damaged very slightly. I want them to be flat black so I am thinking about painting them all so they match. Can I paint over the bolts they have on them? I don't want the chrome bolts anyways so I want to find a way to either buy black bolts or paint them.

 

[smoothee]

I'm kind of wondering the same thing right now. Asked my buddy, who's a body man at a Furd dealership, and he said he paints over the bolts all the time. But most of the trucks I see around here with color matched flares don't have these bolts painted. I'm sure as long as they're scuffed you should be good to go.

 

[quietpeen]

you could paint over them. Only issue you would run into is the paint peeling on them(most likely with power washer or hard pressure from a hose. Other than that they would be protected enough.

 

[argray90]

Thanks. I figured the same thing and worse case if I mess them up I can buy new bolts. I might removed them Wednesday for a test drive on paint just to see how they hold up. I have just spent so much time dechroming I don't want the bushwackers to have chrome.

 

[quietpeen]

if you plasti dip them it will hold up pretty damn good lol

 

[argray90]

I have thought about plasti dip them clear coat. But I am not super stoked how my bumpers turned out plasti dipped. Anything small that rubs them can begin to make it peal.

 

[Corbin]

Maybe replace the bolts with black ones or at least ones the have a finish that will take paint. I guess the hardware could be sandblasted and painted, but that would unlikely be cost effective unless you have access to the equipment. Just throwing out some ideas...

 

[carl0]

Try using adhesion promoter for the paint to stick well on the chrome.

 

[argray90]

I am going to check Menards tomorrow for black bolts otherwise I will try adhesion promoter on them. I also considered doing the whole fender flare in raptor spray liner since I have decided to do the bumpers and rockers in spray on liner.