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Painting my Optima 34 battery box.
bead blasted
broke edges
primered with self etching primer
painting with some spiffy red paint
finishing with some clear stuff.
Here's the part on Summit.
Artec Industries Battery Boxes OP3405
It comes unfinished. I used it for about 6-8 months or so, and it got a ton of surface rust so I had to yank it and make it all pretty. I went and got an estimate today for powder coating on my lunch break, and they wanted $90. Too ruch for my blood, and since it's going to go in the trunk and be protected from wrenches and screwdrivers back there, I decided to just paint it.
The paint coats are drying right now, I'll post some finished pictures later.
Pics of progress...
Only a few insects got in the paint, but they are gnat sized, not stinkbug sized, and the battery will hide their miniature corpses. (They are so small, you can't see them in the phone camera pictures).
Also, checked fluid levels, oil down a quart, and ATF down about 14oz. So my son (6) and his friend (9) hopped in the little 318 with me for a drive and we hit the Oreilley's and 7-11 for snacks and redbull. (I can't drink a beer for lubrication if I need to head out for more stuff and take them for another drive to the basketball courts. The guys love the Barracuda, and it is inherent upon me to get them baptized in Mopar, instead of letting them become gay like this...)
Painting my Optima 34 battery box.
bead blasted
broke edges
primered with self etching primer
painting with some spiffy red paint
finishing with some clear stuff.
Here's the part on Summit.
Artec Industries Battery Boxes OP3405
It comes unfinished. I used it for about 6-8 months or so, and it got a ton of surface rust so I had to yank it and make it all pretty. I went and got an estimate today for powder coating on my lunch break, and they wanted $90. Too ruch for my blood, and since it's going to go in the trunk and be protected from wrenches and screwdrivers back there, I decided to just paint it.
The paint coats are drying right now, I'll post some finished pictures later.
Pics of progress...
Only a few insects got in the paint, but they are gnat sized, not stinkbug sized, and the battery will hide their miniature corpses. (They are so small, you can't see them in the phone camera pictures).
Also, checked fluid levels, oil down a quart, and ATF down about 14oz. So my son (6) and his friend (9) hopped in the little 318 with me for a drive and we hit the Oreilley's and 7-11 for snacks and redbull. (I can't drink a beer for lubrication if I need to head out for more stuff and take them for another drive to the basketball courts. The guys love the Barracuda, and it is inherent upon me to get them baptized in Mopar, instead of letting them become gay like this...)
