clear coat for bare aluminum (?)
- Thread starter xluben
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AFAccord
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I'm interested as well. Hoping to find out how to clear coat parts for the "black laquer" finish like the PSPEC shift knob. I know the knob is powder coated and polished, so I won't be able to do the same to plastic pieces...
xluben, I know that clear acrylic enamel will stick to bare metal, though not sure what it would feel like. If you did enought coats, you could wet sand it and polish it, but I'd be concerned about getting a 'sticky' feeling, or scratches.
xluben, I know that clear acrylic enamel will stick to bare metal, though not sure what it would feel like. If you did enought coats, you could wet sand it and polish it, but I'd be concerned about getting a 'sticky' feeling, or scratches.
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shavedaccord
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I wouldn't paint it. Have it Anodized clear.
minituck04
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or polish it and use zoop seal. had that on some billet wheels. keeps em for you having to polish again
talonted1990
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They make a new powder for bare metal. If you get it polished and then powdercoated with the new clear for bare metal I am sure it wont tarnish again, unless you chip it.
talontsiawd
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Clear coat will pretty much always take away the luster of polished alumminum, spray can atleast. I wouldn't recommend it. If it isn't polished, no point. The other thing about clear coating alluminum is that you can ever polish out again if it isn't perfect. Well, without stripping. I'd just zoop seal it.
