If you are going to paint to color match the truck, should they be painted before or after installation?
512026
My truck was red and I left them black. But I would paint them prior to installation.
2146400
It varies from dealer to dealer. If you bought it from us, if you E-mail immediately after placing the order we can usually accomodate your choice of color - otherwise it will be random. The randomness of the body color reflects the fact that the manufacturer does nor differentiate trucks colors by UPC - so dealers cannot tell Amazon's system what colors they have in stock.
1014538
if your not careful the paint will nick off when your putting them on, but it doesn't matter because in 2 months they will have faded to a light pinkish. save your money and either buy a can of plasti-dip and do them once they are already on or get some good metal ones and powder coat them. i changed mine back to silver after the first month or so because they looked like trash.
1726072
I would still paint it myself and ignore that the pre-colored design is there. I have not built mine yet but the quality is definitely on par with Tamiya.
1288308
Can you paint right on them? Then can you use polish remover and start over?
2283768
Hi, Yes you should Paint the whole Hull before you Put it Together cause that's what I did, I recommend you use Masking Tape around it as well before you start Painting, the whole Hull is in Black so all you would have to do is the Red Waterline on the Bottom and the White on the Top.
1971067
I do not know, but usually you have to remove a paint before painting a surface
1876326
Not sure, I ordered them and they came plain white like a primer. They painted well to match the installed location.
1112997
No.Either the new bumper was not colored matched very well or your cars paint has faded.I would use a buffing compound on a area close to your bumper first to see if this will brighten up your paint. If so do the entire car then follow up with a cleaner wax.God luck.
1183105
Painting is optional. If you are happy with the original look, then it should not be a big issue. I didn't paint mine either. Good Luck!
1869243
I will tell you one thing. do no skimp on prep time. If you can, san all of the old paint off first. It is not easy, but this is the only way to get a factory finish. might i suggest a wire wheel on a drill, then after that , smooth out the metal o it is realatively smooth. When you now paint it, make sure you do noy let the nozzle get to close to prevent runs, if ny type of imperfections were to happen, then wait for the taint to dry, then sand the imperfevt area, then put on at leaaaat two thinne coats rather than one Robert thicke coat
1892037
Mine came in a set of 4 and yes it said they can be painted. I opted to leave them as is and get many compliments on my truck. If you are getting them to hide rust. Make sure to treat the rust with pro15 or a similar rust inhibitor prior to enstalling. Hope this helps
696181
Yes, you can paint it. It would be very easy to paint it before you installed it.
139185
I would prime it first if you using a light color paint. Darker colors the pine will do fine. Love love love this paint. Highly recommend it.
2102230
I had it painted at the local Maaco. Cost me $50, and they used the manufacturer paint, so it matched perfectly.
1959628
We used a stain on ours so you could certainly paint one. We used the stain before assembling it so it was easy.
874560
Yes, I think they could be painted. You could probably do it before assembly, too, which would make it look nice.