Polished or chromed calipers? Who's done it?
12-27-2008, 07:32 PM
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Polished or chromed calipers? Who's done it? Hey guys, I was going to just have my calipers/brackets powdercoated on the car but the car is Monterey Maroon Metallic and I think that polishing the calipers would look great with a black powdercoated bracket. Has anyone done it or have any info on it?
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12-27-2008, 08:21 PM
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12-27-2008, 11:18 PM
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98redbird--i can polish the calipers and powdercoat the brackets in black for you, PM me if you would like to talk about it. They would look the same as any of my other polishing work, its not a problem.
I can also clearcoat them after I polish them using an acrylic clear powder meant specifically for clearing over polished aluminum, you'll never know its there and you won't have to keep polishing them to maintain them
some recent polishing work for LS1tech members
12-28-2008, 05:00 PM
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Incorrect. Chrome powder holds up just as well as any other powder as long as you clear coat it. That's why all powder manufacturers say you must clear their chrome. It does dull it out though, which is the price you pay for the durability factor.
98redbird--i can polish the calipers and powdercoat the brackets in black for you, PM me if you would like to talk about it. They would look the same as any of my other polishing work, its not a problem.
I can also clearcoat them after I polish them using an acrylic clear powder meant specifically for clearing over polished aluminum, you'll never know its there and you won't have to keep polishing them to maintain them
some recent polishing work for LS1tech members
98redbird--i can polish the calipers and powdercoat the brackets in black for you, PM me if you would like to talk about it. They would look the same as any of my other polishing work, its not a problem.
I can also clearcoat them after I polish them using an acrylic clear powder meant specifically for clearing over polished aluminum, you'll never know its there and you won't have to keep polishing them to maintain them
some recent polishing work for LS1tech members
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12-28-2008, 05:39 PM
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Just making sure people dont think they can get a powder coat that looks chrome that will hold up.
Once you clear it, it just looks silver.
Nothing i said was false... it wont hold up... you have to clear it to get it to hold up... and then it looks nothing like chrome.
Sorry if that rained on your parade...
Once you clear it, it just looks silver.
Nothing i said was false... it wont hold up... you have to clear it to get it to hold up... and then it looks nothing like chrome.
Sorry if that rained on your parade...
12-28-2008, 06:29 PM
#10
Incorrect. Chrome powder holds up just as well as any other powder as long as you clear coat it. That's why all powder manufacturers say you must clear their chrome. It does dull it out though, which is the price you pay for the durability factor.
98redbird--i can polish the calipers and powdercoat the brackets in black for you, PM me if you would like to talk about it. They would look the same as any of my other polishing work, its not a problem.
I can also clearcoat them after I polish them using an acrylic clear powder meant specifically for clearing over polished aluminum, you'll never know its there and you won't have to keep polishing them to maintain them
some recent polishing work for LS1tech members
98redbird--i can polish the calipers and powdercoat the brackets in black for you, PM me if you would like to talk about it. They would look the same as any of my other polishing work, its not a problem.
I can also clearcoat them after I polish them using an acrylic clear powder meant specifically for clearing over polished aluminum, you'll never know its there and you won't have to keep polishing them to maintain them
some recent polishing work for LS1tech members
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