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Rust-Oleum Flat Black High Heat Spray

High-heat spray is part of the coating supplies I bought. The photographs on this page show my separate camera-bracket fabrication work, where I cut, drilled and coated aluminum parts before mounting equipment.

By Steven Smith · Camper Van Freedom

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A black-coated bracket from my roof camera-mount work.
A black-coated bracket from my roof camera-mount work.

The item in my kit

I bought Rust-Oleum Flat Black High Heat Spray as part of my camper van equipment.

High-heat spray is part of the coating supplies I bought. The photographs on this page show my separate camera-bracket fabrication work, where I cut, drilled and coated aluminum parts before mounting equipment.

Where it fits my build

I cut and drilled aluminum bracket pieces for the roof cameras and lights. The camera mounts needed additional holes and adjustments as I brought the assemblies together on the extrusion.

I sprayed the camera-mount pieces with black bedliner during the fabrication sequence. The coated brackets then formed part of the roof camera and light arrangements shown in the diary.

The camera mounting arrangement with its drilled attachments.
The camera mounting arrangement with its drilled attachments.

My build notes

The black finish was one stage within the mount fabrication. The holes and profile connections still determined where the pieces could sit, so the diary records the drilling and fitting alongside the coating.

The bracket shape, drilled holes and coating were separate parts of finishing the mount.

Alternative products

Two alternatives to compare

VHT FlameProof and Krylon High Heat are alternative flat-black aerosol coatings from different product lines.

VHT FlameProof Flat Black Coating

VHT FlameProof Flat Black Coating

This flat-black coating is supplied in an aerosol can for high-temperature coating applications. The spray format covers shaped metal parts without a separate spray gun.

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Krylon Flat Black High Heat Spray

Krylon Flat Black High Heat Spray

This high-heat coating is supplied in a twelve-ounce aerosol can. The black finish dries to a flat sheen.

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Questions from my build

What coating did I record using on the camera brackets?

Black aerosol bedliner.

What happened before coating?

Cutting, drilling and fitting the aluminum mounting pieces.

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