Painting Seat Frames

Jluit1

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?

kentshaw

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.

N936BW

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.

Swalesmith

I’d just go rust oleum satin black spray

N56404

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?

n36601

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,

N56404

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.

n36601

N56404:

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

VFRs,

N7326F

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.

Tom_Jax

If you have an auto body shop nearby, see them for a quart of what you want. You can buy an inexpensive gun from Harbor Freight to shoot, or if you don't have a compressor, Home Depot sells kits that let you make your own spray can. Some paint sellers will load spray cans for you as well. You can also bring the specs for the glue to the painter, to ensure it won't degrade the paint.

n36601

26F:

Whatever yot use, you'll want to allow sufficient drying time for a full cure before applying the Airtex material. The 2-part paints require a long cure period. I used simple rattle can paint on mine. It worked very well.

For the ultimate in seat frame refinishing, powder coating is the way to go. That stuff is impervious to everything, and is fully cured when cooled to room temperature.

VFRs,

mdsport@att.net

I decided to go with powder coating for my project. Professionally stripped all components, powder coated, new hardware and plastic, then covered. Tedious but the result is very nice.

griff390

https://piperowner.org/talk/discussion/comment/1448221#Comment_1448221

Wow, beautiful job!

greygoose

Absolutely gorgeous!

Ben