Could it be that Your strips are stainless if they are they would need a differant primer also they could be flexing downward when You snug up the bolts paint for the most part does not flex well and the more You have on the worse it will get .I painted Mine and used lite coats and no clear , I thought it would be easyer to repaint later .

Pete

Last edited by Pete52; 12/04/2009 1:32 AM.