Clearcoat advice needed
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Clearcoat advice needed
Whats a good clearcoat to use on valve covers? I have some polished covers coming in and want to clear them, so I dont have to constantly polish them.
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Thats what I was thinking, I have some VHT clearcoat that is supposed to be good up to 2000 degrees. I just dont want it to come out looking yellowish in a couple weeks/months.
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Your main concern should be adhesion. Trying to get a clear to stick to a polished surface without any mechanical or chemical adhesion is tricky. With that said I have had good luck with shooting House of kolors AP-01 adhesion promoter and then follow it up with two coats of their UC-35 Clear. Unfortunately you cant buy these in small quanitys and both need to be sprayed with a paint gun.
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i cleared the vlave covers on my last car, and they looked great all summer before i sold it. i used vht high heat, scuffed the covers with 600gr and sprayed it. Then polished it just like a car. gl hopefully they turn out good for you
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The clear has held up fine. The oldest covers being about 8 years ago. Just be sure to not put the AP-01 on too wet cause that can and will cause an issue. Just a light to medium coat is all you need. So the 4 ounce that superdave mentioned should be plenty.