Bed liner on commercial running boards

[denis4x4]

Tried the search function to no avail. I'm having bedliner put in my El Camino and thought that i might put in on my commercial repro running boards. Anybody done this?

 

[Sam Guthrie]

I had bedliner sprayed on my repro 28-29 truck boards. I personally don't think they look very good anymore. They are durable but have lost all of the diamond detail and "Ford" Script.
Sam

 

[brokenspoke]

I'm not a fan of any kind of bed liner.....cheap IMHO

 

[BRENT in 10-uh-C]

Denis, having them powdercoated in black does really well except when a person stands on the board and spins their shoe which puts circular scratches in the finish.

On my son's Model T truck, we powdercoated the boards in Black and then used a grey Scotchbrite pad to scuff them followed by using Black PPG Concept over the powdercoating. They have held up well over the past year or so against teenage kids jumping in and out, ...and you must look closer than a foot away to see any scratches in the surface.

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[Roger V]

On my son's Model T truck, we powdercoated the boards in Black and then used a grey Scotchbrite pad to scuff them followed by using Black PPG Concept over the powdercoating.
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I'm curious why you painted over the powdercoat unless it didn't match the rest of the black? Doesn't that somewhat defeat the advantage of powdercoating?

 

[BRENT in 10-uh-C]

I'm curious why you painted over the powdercoat unless it didn't match the rest of the black? Doesn't that somewhat defeat the advantage of powdercoating?

Hey Roger, because contrary to popular thought, there are many shades of gloss Black, ...and I personally can tell a difference between the powdercoated Black color and the DCC Black that I use, --even though they are both gloss Black.

As far as defeating, I personally don't think so really. We preheated the running boards which opens the pores somewhat and because top quality powder is finely milled, it will flow into those pores which helps it "lock-onto" the metal. Then lightly scuffing the powder creates a mechanical bond for the urethane paint to stick to. Then it matches all the other Black.