what to coat running boards with?

bed liner to fill the cracks, on an otherwise original. I sprayed it on and then used a brush to work into the cracks. I had a few pieces missing and used an epoxy used to fix plastic parts on a modern car. worked great, even put the grooves back in
 
Back when all the newfangled coatings weren't available we used to use black-wall tire paint on the rubber ones.
 
I went to Lowe's and bought some ribbed rubber matting. Contact cemented it to the running board. Did it in 1986 and it still looks new.
 
The one and only time my '36 was repainted which was in 1961, it was painted with black Duco Dulux, a single stage enamel. We did some minor repairs to the running boards and then painted them with the Duco Dulux.
There is a wear pattern in the rubber at the center of the boards from years of people getting in and out of the car, however, the enamel paint minimizes the appearance of the wear because the ribs are still faintly there. I make it a habit to never step on the boards, telling anybody that gets into, out of the car, to not step on the boards.
I bought a new set of boards from Drake a few years ago when he came out with them for the '36's, they are sitting on a shelf in my shop. Might put them on one of these days.
 
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