I'm going to order an "Autopower" roll bar for my car....but was wondeirng what kind of finish I should go with. I really like the finish on Kandieds roll bar:

https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...ight=Roll+Cage

But I'm not sure what kind of finish it is......anyone?

 

I'd say paint it thats all his cage appears to be

 

I know it's either painted or powder coated....but...I wasn't sure what color it was. It almost has a "steel" look to it. I've tryed to PM him..but his mailbox is full.

 

oh ok it looks almost like a gunmetal gray if that helps ya any

 

I just fiished painting mine the same color as my car. When I was looking for paint at home depot, I noticed this new paitn I havent seen before. It Rustoleom hammered effect paint. The cap looked like it would be a killer paint for a cage in a dark colored car.

 

That sounds pretty cool....did it have like an actual "texture" or something? What color did it look like? I'd like to check some of that spray out...

 

yep, nothing special just paint.....powdercoating would be a little overkill and difficult since my cage was built in the car. something that's prebuilt though i suppose would be ok.

mine is just a metallic silver really, just done to match the interior pretty much. i need to repaint it though as it recently got scratched up pretty good when i had it at the tunners.

 

the hammer paint does have a textured look and feel.

 

Well...I went out and looked at alot of finishes....and I ended up with "Duplicolor Textured Graphite". It's a really dark grey....almost black...it's metallic and is textured. It looks really nice and it will look good on the bar. I also bought "Satin Clea"r as a final top coat. I'll post pictures when I start doing it. It's being shipped from California...should have it in about 3-4 weeks...

 

be very careful, clear on a textured surface will add shadows and "pools" if not done correctly. essentially looking like you painted the cage with a sponge.

 

how is the correct way to apply the clear then? Seems like if the clear is applied with just coats...it would be fine. I could see if someone where to try to clear it all at once where it would do what your talking about...but...if you coat it...not coating the clear thick...I would think it would be fine....

 

well i'm not really sure why you're clearing a textured paint like that any how but regardless your correct. even and thin coats will be alright.

 

because the spray is gloss

gloss would look crappy...and I want a satin finish....

 

and spraying clear over gloss will manage that? clear will just help to protect and add depth more then anything. a satin look could possibly be achieved by sanding but going textured will ruin that idea. either way it's worth a shot though.

 

haha, but the clear I bought is "Satin Clear" so it's not just a clear....it's specifically a Satin clear. Anything that is sprayed will have a Satin appearence

 

I used an entire can of clear on my cage. I used a lot on the door bars because that will be a high traffic area. If it gets little scratches or dulls out, then I can just wetsand that little area and buff it out. I used a glossy clear and my cage is the same color as my car.

 

that's a good idea man since there is going to be alot of traffic through there. I didn't mean that gloss looks crappy...I just prefer a satin finish. You have any pictures of your cage man?

 

No I do not have any pics of the cage...Yet. I will be taking some this weekend. Illpost some up in a new thread