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getting ready to paint inside round bed rails and wondered what y'all used to apply etch primer and top coat to the inside? I think no matter what I do it is going to be messy...

Recently used a "modified" small diameter low nap paint roller to get some epoxy primer inside a rocker panel.. Main intent was to seal up the lower pinch weld seam to prevent water from collecting there. We mixed up epoxy, dumped inside the rear quarter area to let it run inside the rocker, and used the long paint roller to push it all the way to the front.

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I would think you could use a threaded rod to hold a paint roller and coat the inside of your tube with epoxy primer in a similar fashion. But as you say, it will be messy..

I used an old sock and push it thru with a broom stick tied to a string
Dan

Turn the bed upside down so the gap in the rolled edge faces up, then use a small diameter paint roller attached to the end of a broom stick to spread the primer and/or paint.
Jerry