Getting ready to order some PMF traction bars. Trying to decide if I should get the black powder coat option or order them bare and have them painted-to-match. I know color matching powder coat can be difficult, so I am considering have them Line-Xed since they can color match exactly. I am also guessing (but not sure) that the Line-X would more durable than powder coating. Any opinions or recommendations?
Powder coat or bed liner for traction bars?
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08Monster
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LineX will be much more durable, but its gonna cost you a fortune. 750 to do a road armor bumper in tan. One bumper
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If you're going to color match powder under your truck I really don't see why they couldn't just get it really close. What color is the truck?
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I just used a good automotive primer and then had napa mix me up a couple of rattle cans of the paint code for the lower part of my truck for my bars. It has held up really well for over a year now and if I were to get a chip they are super easy to touch up. I did the same thing with my springs after the powder coat didn't match up close enough for my liking.
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I was thinking that Line-X wouldn't cost much more than powder coating, but apparently I was wrong. The truck is getting custom painted either Ford Blue Flame or Corvette Jet Stream Blue. I never thought about just rattling canning it myself. I have used custom mixed rattle can paint in the past. I didn't think it would hold up worth a crap to the gravel they use on the roads here in MT.
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I use the gravel guard stuff. The kind people get for underbody and rocker panels. 1 can cost's around $10 lol.
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