Painting/Powdercoating EVO Tire Carrier

oGKevin · Dec 26, 2014

Hey y'all,

I've saved up quite a bit of money and Christmas gave me just enough to order my EVO tire carrier

. I realized that the TC and the corners don't come powdercoated. My question is, is it really worth it to save up for the powdercoat? How much would it be? I don't want to shell out too much more money :grayno:, and I'm considering painting it with Rustoleum Satin Black. Anyone have better suggestions or opinion? Thanks and Merry Christmas!

jkuone · Dec 26, 2014

oGKevin said:
Hey y'all,

I've saved up quite a bit of money and Christmas gave me just enough to order my EVO tire carrier . I realized that the TC and the corners don't come powdercoated. My question is, is it really worth it to save up for the powdercoat? How much would it be? I don't want to shell out too much more money :grayno:, and I'm considering painting it with Rustoleum Satin Black. Anyone have better suggestions or opinion? Thanks and Merry Christmas!

Personally I would just use some good self etching primer and the Rustoleum paint you mentioned.
Congrats on the carrier....

jmatta33 · Dec 26, 2014

jkuone said:
Personally I would just use some good self etching primer and the Rustoleum paint you mentioned.
Congrats on the carrier....

this. powder coating is more expensive and when/if you scratch it, it will be much easier to repair with a rattle can. im doing all my armor in a flat black rattle can paint from lowes. You can literally buy can buy the dozen there.

Jeep10 · Dec 26, 2014

Paint/Powder Coat

I am with them. Personally, I have not seen Powder Coat really hold up any better than go ole paint. If the part is used, I get the worst of the crap off and shoot it with Rust-Oleum Rust Reformer and then what ever color you like...everything can be found at Lowes. New stuff, after scuffing the surface, only requires Rust-Oleum paint or if bare metal, would suggest primer first. The key is to have things clean, meaning use mineral spirits or some other good safe chemical to remove all oil fine dirt...even finger print oils.

2013rubirick · Dec 26, 2014

I painted mine with flat black. It turned out good and easy touch up

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jmatta33 · Dec 26, 2014

2013rubirick said:
I painted mine with flat black. It turned out good and easy touch up View attachment 116399 .

Looks like I just figured out where to mount my hi-lift jack after I get my EVO tire carrier, this looks very good!

2013rubirick · Dec 26, 2014

jmatta33 said:
Looks like I just figured out where to mount my hi-lift jack after I get my EVO tire carrier, this looks very good!

Thanks but I stole the idea from crippledpetey lol. I do love the way it looks. I'm also adding a shovel and axe mount to the hi-lift from jeepswag.com.

jmatta33 · Dec 26, 2014

2013rubirick said:
Thanks but I stole the idea from crippledpetey lol. I do love the way it looks. I'm also adding a shovel and axe mount to the hi-lift from jeepswag.com.

make sure to post pics. I'll probably steal all those ideas too

2013rubirick · Dec 26, 2014

jmatta33 said:
make sure to post pics. I'll probably steal all those ideas too

Maybe crippledpetey will chime in he has pics of the shovel mount already.

07JKSahara · Dec 26, 2014

2013rubirick said:
I painted mine with flat black. It turned out good and easy touch up.

That looks awesome. That 40 looks massive on there.

oGKevin · Dec 26, 2014

Wow - Thanks for all the responses guys. Definitely saved me quite a bit of money. I've heard Rustoleum Self-Etching primer and Rustoleum Flat black? My fenders are powdercoated, and the Fascia is going to come powdercoated as well. I'd like to match that as best as possible.

Panda · Dec 26, 2014

oGKevin said:
Wow - Thanks for all the responses guys. Definitely saved me quite a bit of money. I've heard Rustoleum Self-Etching primer and Rustoleum Flat black? My fenders are powdercoated, and the Fascia is going to come powdercoated as well. I'd like to match that as best as possible.

Satin black will be to shiny to match evo powder coat flat black will be a better match :yup:

2013rubirick · Dec 26, 2014

07JKSahara said:
That looks awesome. That 40 looks massive on there.

That's actually only a 37. The 40's go on sometime in the next week or 2.

crippledpetey · Dec 26, 2014

jmatta33 said:
make sure to post pics. I'll probably steal all those ideas too

Snapped a quick pic for ya

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07JKSahara · Dec 26, 2014

2013rubirick said:
That's actually only a 37. The 40's go on sometime in the next week or 2.

Damn, looks really good.

Panda · Dec 26, 2014

Panda said:
Satin black will be to shiny to match evo powder coat flat black will be a better match :yup:

Edit I found a semi flat black at Napa (krylon) that matches pretty good, some flat blacks are too flat

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jmatta33 · Dec 26, 2014

crippledpetey said:
Snapped a quick pic for ya

View attachment 116410

that looks awesome!

crippledpetey · Dec 26, 2014

jmatta33 said:
that looks awesome!

Thanks :thumb:

JaySC · Dec 27, 2014

This is what I use and it's been pretty great so far.

oGKevin · Dec 27, 2014

Panda said:
Edit I found a semi flat black at Napa (krylon) that matches pretty good, some flat blacks are too flat View attachment 116420

Looks good! I'll try to find it at Home Depot, along with some Rustoleum primer and mineral spirits. Thanks a lot Panda!

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