Can i paint my backplate

[JamesK]

At work, we have the capability to teflon coat our BP's. Since we make them ourselves, also at work, we do it for s***s and giggles. It actually works great. It is hard to scratch, and holds up well.

 

[kwesler]

I think you should leave it as it is! It is cool to be beat up-you look like an old pro...in fact, have a shark's tooth sticking halfway out of it and have a good story...

 

[O-ring]

...the damn thing is an SS backplate. Who cares how it looks? I know one guy who scratched his name in really big letters right down the front of his plate...looks like hell, but when there are 8 of us with BPs/wings on the boat, guess who has the least amount of problems locating his rig.

 

[joel_pratt]

One thing you can do since it is aluminum (this goes for aluminum tanks as well) is to bead-blast them.
I have done quite a few tanks using a high-silica sandblast mix in a simple sand or bead blaster.
It makes a nice finish that is also slip resistant. I do it to ALL my tanks...

 

[Mverick]

I used the Line X compound on my backplates. It ended up sweet. Since it has a little texture to it, it stays on your back a little better then a slick piece of metal.

It was around $20 to get the plate coated. I've had them for a year or two now. No problems.