Anyone have a recomendations on a painted mud flap for front and rear???
Looking to put it on my 2010 Inferno Sport

 

You only really have 2 choices. The ones from Husky and from Mopar. Both would need painted with some type of paint that will stick to a flexible material. Personally would skip the paint as they will probably chip.

 

I agree I think paint will have a tough time staying on the Mopar ones anyway, not sure about others. Here is a couple of pics of unpainted Mopar flaps I just installed on my Ram.

 

I have the Husky's and wanted to paint them too. I was advised by my son (Body Shop rep for a major insurance company) and a local body shop not to do it. The opinion was that no matter how flexible, they would eventually look like crap. I have grown used to the black on my white truck. I can post pics if you want.

 

IMHO......The only chance you have is to use Bulldog Adhesion Promoter which is made by Kleen Strip. (Part# ETPO123B). Then paint over it with whatever brand automotive paint you like. I have painted many plastic parts on my bike, snowmobile & tractor and they all are holding up great!

I used to sell the Bulldog and my demo piece was a Shower Curtain I painted w/base-clear PPG. You could wad it up into a ball and it wouldn't chip or flake off!

 

Just a suggestion, when you install these, put some clear film on the truck behind the flaps so that they don't rub on the paint. The Husky's come with the film. I bought some at an auto body supply for my Mopar flaps and cut it so that it extends about 1/8" around the flap where it contacts the body.

 

The 3rd Gen version of those would rub through the paint. As a precaution you may want to pull one off in a few months and check for the begining of this (scratches concenreated in one area).

I bought some "cheap" basic flat mud flaps at a local retailer, although it does have a red ram head on them. On the fronts I utilized one of the un-used holes with a nylon bolt/nut. Then drilled a hole in the wheel well liner and used one of those interior push in holder things.

For the back I just utilized the to lower wheel well liner screws.

I only plan to run them Dec-Apr which is why I went this route.

 

Hey thanks Ohio... great post!!

I can use that info for painting my plastic bumper.