Flexy rack question! (1 Viewer)

[MikePeroni]

Just wondering if you can paint the threaded rod and washer/nut hardware before assembly without having trouble getting the nuts on or chipping the paint on the threaded rods...thanks! Also is there a anti-vibration advantage to using MFD as opposed to plywood??

 

[Mike Matheson]

Hi Mike,

I painted (sprayed) my allthread rods before assembly and wished I hadn't. Made getting the nuts on a slow, tedious process. Lost a little paint on the rods. However, I've heard others mention that for them it worked reasonably ok. I didn't have any problems painting the nuts & washers.

How good are you at spraying? (if you try it, be sure it's a really light coat)

Not sure on the vibration stuff (have heard it to be so because of density & other factors, but it's all hearsay to me).

Regards,

Mike

 

[Kevin Deacon]

Don't do it!!! I just assembled a flexy for my son after spraying the rods, nuts and washers. The rods now look like crap and will need to be touched up severely. Oh yeah, I used a light coat of rustoleum black lacquer paint.

 

[Patrick Sun]

If you wanted to pretty up the rods, you can also try using cable loom to cover the rods.