Opinions on PU truck tool boxes.

[884x4Sub]

Originally Posted by fun in dirt

To answer your question.... YES you can paint an aluminum toolbox black.
I did this to one several years ago & it worked great. The paint even stayed on pretty well as it scraped through the trees & totalled the truck it was on when I fell asleep & crashed
The key is in the primer. First clean it up good, like with something like acid mag cleaner. Then prime it with a zinc chromate primer; it's olive drab in color. Then paint it with your color of choice.

Another tip - also paint the inside of the box. That bare aluminum & tools rubbing together turns eveything black if you don't. Or I've used the cheap roll-on bedliner inside them before & that works well too.

Thanks for the tip!.....is "Zinc Chromate" primer "Etching Primer"?

[fun in dirt]

Originally Posted by 884x4sub

thanks for the tip!.....is "zinc chromate" primer "etching primer"?

yep!