My roof brackets went through cutting, drilling and black coating. This gloss-black aerosol is part of my paint purchases; the bracket diary records black bedliner as the coating used in the photographed session.
A black-coated bracket from my roof camera-mount work.
The item in my kit
I bought Rust-Oleum Gloss Black Spray Paint as part of my camper van equipment.
My roof brackets went through cutting, drilling and black coating. This gloss-black aerosol is part of my paint purchases; the bracket diary records black bedliner as the coating used in the photographed session.
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.
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
The gloss-black quart changes from aerosol spraying to canned enamel. The flat-black enamel changes the sheen as well as the application format.
Rust-Oleum Gloss Black Enamel
This protective enamel is supplied as a liquid coating in a can. Its gloss-black finish provides a different sheen from flat-black enamel.
