There is nothing worse than finishing a car with a roll bar or roll cage in it and then not being able to paint the cage well. In all honesty, a tube chassis car is usually much easier because you can paint the chassis and then mount the body on it after. In that case you can use whatever paint you choose, including automotive base and clearcoats. But a roll cage needs to have a durable coating, because while many areas never get touched there are plenty of high wear places that the paint gets damaged on regularly from getting in and out of the car, working on it, etc. So what is the best paint to use for coating your cage?
In this video, Scram Speed does their own testing to find out what readily available paint works best. I’m a big fan of Steel-It, so I’m glad he’s testing it, but I’ve used Rustoleum on lots of chassis parts and roll cages in the past as well. Check out the video and let us know what you think.
And if you have a favorite paint that you use for your chassis and roll cage painting, then let us know about it. We know there are others out there besides what is in this video, and have used several, but it is always good to hear what someone elses experience is too!
Rustoleum has a new paint for appliances that’s pretty nice so far. It’s a much harder formula.