Painting Seat Frames

Jluit1Jluit1
in General Discussion

I am getting ready to have new seat cushions installed and plan on painting the seat frames. Should the frames be disassembled for painting, or can they be painted assembled with the seat pivot brackets attached?

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  • kentshawkentshaw

    I painted the bottom of mine with Eastwood automotive enamel spray paint. That paint is really durable. Just mask the areas you do not want painted. Do not paint over the areas where you will be applying glue because the glue can disolve the paint and weaken the adhesion.

  • N936BWN936BW

    I had mine powder coated. I don't remember how much it was but it must not have been much because I'm pretty tight. And yes, I took the back off as well as the rollers and seat adjust plunger.

    Kurt Johnson

  • SwalesmithSwalesmith

    I’d just go rust oleum satin black spray

  • N56404N56404

    Waiting for my seat covers to come in and wondering the same thing. Do they need sanded down to remove all the old paint or clean and paint over?

  • n36601n36601

    N56404:

    I had a lot of chipped paint and some rust showing on mine. I sanded the entire seat frame, smoothed the chipped edges, primed and painted them in a satin black. You don't need to remove all of the paint.

    VFRs,

  • N56404N56404
    https://piperowner.org/talk/discussion/comment/1442684#Comment_1442684

    Thanks. Did you do the whole seat frame? or just the visible part from the cushion down. The back seats only show a few inches of the legs where they insert. The front will be a little more.

  • n36601n36601

    N56404:

    I was doing a new Airtex interior at the time, so I painted the entire seat frame.

    VFRs,

  • N7326FN7326F

    Hoping to rejuvenate this thread and get some help. I am about to install an AirTex interior and I have my seats down to the frames ready for blasting then coating. Does anyone have a good coating recommendation (I've been searching for days) for a durable paint so AirTex' DuraSeam cement does not attack it and break it down? From what I understand, a two-part epoxy paint is the way to go, but all I am finding is primers... and I'm wanting to finish the seat frames in a dark/charcoal gray to match the carpet and trim of the new interior.

    Thanks much in advance for any and all suggestions.

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