In most cases, this is as simple as degreasing and removing any surface material (including paint) and roughing up the core material being bonded with something such as sandpaper or a file (for example, bonding two painted pieces of carbon steel together without removing the paint will then make the paint itself a critical component on the longevity and performance of the bond, and obviously paint is not designed for that

Dries dark gray- painted with flat black paint and can't even tell it was broken.

I tried to move the piece back and fourth, but it wouldn't budge, its welded like it should be!The nice thing about JB Weld, is that it can be sanded, ground down, painted, after it has been cured

I ground the paint off and put on three coats of this epoxy on the base that was cracked and where the post goes through the base plate

Solid as when it was new

I then checked out the ABS tone ring and it appeared to be on the car very solidly, as solid as if it had never broken.

great as always

any outer coating(s).)I could tell you about all of my applications of this, but you would get bored fast as it would be a really long list

good as ever

Good as always

That when I cracked the block on my Model T, JB Weld fixed it

To join a 1/8" steel rod, to another 1/8" steel rod, forming a "T" (a common and easy welding job, almost impossible with just JB-Weld), cut two