Coating sliders with bed liner

[Armiger]

I received my OPOR sliders today and am preparing to spend the weekend scuffing/cleaning/priming/painting them. I'm going to use Rustoleum truck bed liner to give them some step grip and to make future touchups easier. Besides, it ensures that I'm in the garage all weekend and unavailable for the honey-do list.

For anybody who has done a similar job, did you coat the entire kit (slider "mains", brackets, contact plates where they attach to frame, etc.) with bed liner, or did you mask off some of the contact points and just paint those areas with a traditional spray paint? It's probably not a real problem, just wondering if anybody ran into assembly issues or other gotchas if you coated the whole shebang.

 

[Panman]

I received my OPOR sliders today and am preparing to spend the weekend scuffing/cleaning/priming/painting them. I'm going to use Rustoleum truck bed liner to give them some step grip and to make future touchups easier. Besides, it ensures that I'm in the garage all weekend and unavailable for the honey-do list.

For anybody who has done a similar job, did you coat the entire kit (slider "mains", brackets, contact plates where they attach to frame, etc.) with bed liner, or did you mask off some of the contact points and just paint those areas with a traditional spray paint? It's probably not a real problem, just wondering if anybody ran into assembly issues or other gotchas if you coated the whole shebang.

I got sliders from stubbs welding, they suggest masking off everything an inch from the scab plates to make it easier to weld.

you will want to tape off the support bars that connect to the frame about 1-1.5 inches back from the scab plate. You will want this done so that during welding there will be no contamination between the weld & paint.

 

[tigger]

I received my OPOR sliders today and am preparing to spend the weekend scuffing/cleaning/priming/painting them. I'm going to use Rustoleum truck bed liner to give them some step grip and to make future touchups easier. Besides, it ensures that I'm in the garage all weekend and unavailable for the honey-do list.

For anybody who has done a similar job, did you coat the entire kit (slider "mains", brackets, contact plates where they attach to frame, etc.) with bed liner, or did you mask off some of the contact points and just paint those areas with a traditional spray paint? It's probably not a real problem, just wondering if anybody ran into assembly issues or other gotchas if you coated the whole shebang.

Keep in mind that if you intend to use them as sliders, bed liner will do the exact opposite of what you want. If they are just for looks and door ding protection, you will be fine, but if you plan to use them in the rocks, I would limit the use of bed liner to the top portion and just paint the lower portion.

 

[delloro]

I received my OPOR sliders today and am preparing to spend the weekend scuffing/cleaning/priming/painting them. I'm going to use Rustoleum truck bed liner to give them some step grip and to make future touchups easier. Besides, it ensures that I'm in the garage all weekend and unavailable for the honey-do list.

For anybody who has done a similar job, did you coat the entire kit (slider "mains", brackets, contact plates where they attach to frame, etc.) with bed liner, or did you mask off some of the contact points and just paint those areas with a traditional spray paint? It's probably not a real problem, just wondering if anybody ran into assembly issues or other gotchas if you coated the whole shebang.

I used the rustoleum bedliner in spray cans from home depot to coat parts of my cargo mod. only one of the cans worked adequately. they would spray then not spray, clump, clot, and quit. were I to do it over, I would get the roll-on liner.

 

[TK-422]

It is exactly what I used a few months ago for my Demello bolt on sliders. No primer necessary. It has held up perfectly so far. I used 1 1/2 cans and did not have any problems spraying it on.

It adds a nice texture and the color has little different look to it. The grip is good as I almost always step up on my slider to enter my 4R then bend down as I go in.

If I am off-roading and OMG I scratched them! no big deal, just clean them and spray on some more.

 

[simonsay]

It is exactly what I used a few months ago for my Demello bolt on sliders. No primer necessary. It has held up perfectly so far. I used 1 1/2 cans and did not have any problems spraying it on.

It adds a nice texture and the color has little different look to it. The grip is good as I almost always step up on my slider to enter my 4R then bend down as I go in.

If I am off-roading and OMG I scratched them! no big deal, just clean them and spray on some more.

Exactly what I did with the exact same sliders.

 

[Armiger]

Keep in mind that if you intend to use them as sliders, bed liner will do the exact opposite of what you want. If they are just for looks and door ding protection, you will be fine, but if you plan to use them in the rocks, I would limit the use of bed liner to the top portion and just paint the lower portion.

Understood - I debated that as well. It's primarily my wife's truck and will only see occasional offroad use in the Colorado mountains. ..probably won't even put the sliders against too many rocks, but if I do then they're really providing protection instead of ultimate sliding ability in my case. Point well taken though - thanks!

 

[Armiger]

It is exactly what I used a few months ago for my Demello bolt on sliders. No primer necessary. It has held up perfectly so far. I used 1 1/2 cans and did not have any problems spraying it on.

From the pic, it looks like you sprayed everything except the bottom of the plate which will be facing the frame rails - right?

 

[DEERUNNER]

Bed liner works great on sliders. Touch up is easily done: file the ding/scrapped area, or sand a bit, and respray. Bed liner is not going to inhibit your slider's ability to slide.

 

[Antman]

Bed liner is not going to inhibit your slider's ability to slide.

True Dat. Sliders gonna slide.imp:

 

[2chains]

TK-422;How are the sliders to stand on when wet? This is the only issue holding me back on upgrading my factory running boards...well that... and the CDN $ value.

 

[Jono.ful]

@op have a look at my build thread. I'd suggest sticking with non-textured paint

 

[wfo9]

Bed liner works great on sliders. Touch up is easily done: file the ding/scrapped area, or sand a bit, and respray. Bed liner is not going to inhibit your slider's ability to slide.

No doubt.. rocks will rip it off and never know the difference.