Finally painted the Trailer Hitch

[kevinw2345]

Hey guys i know when i fist posted pics on here a while ago of my truck, alot of people told me to paint the trailer hitch. After all this time i finally got to me, couldnt stand looking at no rust on the truck exept the trailer hitch. So i painted it chrome. How does it look? The last pic is the before picture.

 

[GAINMOB]

sooooooooo...you painted it silver? or to rust? pics not arranged in order?

 

[FordandPolaris]

He painted it silver, these hitch bars always rust that color. I like the look, its different. Mine is just painted black, pretty much anything is better than what it was originally, nice job!

 

[sgtowing]

I think I like the rust color better.

 

[ydopen]

Scuff it with some 320 grit and paint it Black. JMO

 

[b514]

Looks cool!

 

[splintrcel]

Anything is better than rust. Good job

 

[Captain Morgan]

Good Job, looks great. Chrome or silver isnt my thing, but it looks much better.

What did you buy to use? Did you remove it, or just tape it off in place?

 

[Big Red Monster]

why are the corners of your tailgate cut on an angle?

 

[FordandPolaris]

Yeah I definitely like the black look better, but if YOU like the silver Kevin, thats what counts!

 

[ydopen]

why are the corners of your tailgate cut on an angle?

He mite of got tired of bumping his head on them when it was up and got mad and beat them down with a 5 pound hammer?

 

[tallsville]

that would have been a good idea on my old 1st gen. i actually gashed my forehead by walking into the corner. of course it was while tailgating so alcohol was involved.

 

[kevinw2345]

Good Job, looks great. Chrome or silver isnt my thing, but it looks much better.

What did you buy to use? Did you remove it, or just tape it off in place?

i removed the trailer hitch then sanded it down with a wire brush on a drill. Then used tremclad rust paint primer and then 2 coats of chrome paint

 

[kevinw2345]

why are the corners of your tailgate cut on an angle?

they are actually not cut, the previous owner must have backed into something with the tailgate up. There is also a scratch on the plastic hinge for the back window. Both sides are just bent in.

 

[kevinw2345]

Yeah I definitely like the black look better, but if YOU like the silver Kevin, thats what counts!

I dont mind it i mean i think that black gloss would have looked better but w.e its like a crap load better than rust, that is all that counts to me. Everyone has their own likes and dislikes.

 

[robbieg]

why are the corners of your tailgate cut on an angle?

So you don't bump your head silly

 

[Big Red Monster]

i must be the only person who dose not bump their head on the tailgate lol