I don't bolt things together until everything is painted, I hate painted bolts - I like the ss bolt kit for the cab and front, looks real nice, and OE the bolts weren't painted

but yeah, ss will take paint, just might not stick as long, although I think epoxy primer will fix that

Bill

Moved over to the Passing Lane

"When we tug a single thing in nature, we find it attached to the rest of the world" ~ John Muir
"When we tug a single thing on an old truck, we find it falls off" ~ me
Some TF series details & TF heater pics