excellent post. Thanks.

i'm looking for cheap on this for right now. i think i am just going to go with the rustoleum effect. i wouldn't ever think of having it re-powdered. thanks for all the great input guys. as usual you all came through.

stay tuned. i am getting ready to pull the motor out of one 4runner and drop it into another. both are the exact same with same motors and such...the difference...the one with out the motor has a good tranny and very clean body. any tips or suggestions before i begin? thanks
nate

no problem <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

What I recommend to folks wanting to paint my sliders is either get the least expensive paint they can find and then plan on touching it up from time to time, or go for a really good coating (I use POR-15 with good results, proper prep is critical). But at $45/qt. for POR-15, I could buy ~18 cans of spray enamel at the local hardware store and keep the parts touched up as needed. I once used the Rustoleum hammered finish paint on my sliders and after one trip over sandy/gravel roads, all the front and down facing surfaces were sandblasted to bare steel. I found that that paint cures too hard that is is brittle and chips off. Cheap paint tends to cure softer and not chip as bad. Also heard of folks using bed liner on sliders and having it pull off in long strips if they actually slid the sliders over rocks.