winch paint opinions

[jeo]

Just looking for opinions on an idea. I'm thinking of painting my Warn X8000i with bedliner for two reasons. The paint on it now is almost non-existant and peeling off rapidly and to match my front winch bumper. I've never seen it done before. What do you guys think?

 

[basalt51]

Go Patriot Blue or Go Home!


Seriously though, what do YOU think? Do it if you want to!

I don't know how hot winches actaully get or if the bedliner can handle it. Might be an issue.

 

[jeepguy97]

Painting it with thick bedliner, which is black and thick, will probably draw more heat from the sun. Just my $.02.

 

[Barger]

I would think it would retain more heat as well.

 

[jeo]

Ok. I agree that it would probably retain more heat, but since I use a thin spray on bedliner stuff, would it heat up enough to cause damage to the winch?

 

[woody]

From the treatment of a couple winches I saw at Moab last fall, I'd be more into clamping some sort of heat-sink to the motor & maybe a fan :dunno: I sure wouldn't coat it with black goo.

Goo is heavy, spraypaint is light.

 

[jeo]

Just to update anyone who was interested, I painted a light coat of rattle can bedliner over the winch and made up a heat sink for it. Seems to work well so far.