clear coating polished aluminum?

[Bandit Ls-1]

Im polishing up an aluminum hood to a mirror finish and wanted to know if their was something like a clear coat to keep polishing down to a minimum, since leaving bare aluminum out in the elements would be alot of work to keep it looking nice. and i dont think normal clear coat will hold up since the clear wont have anything to bite down on and grab since its gonna be soo smooth. any ideas??

[Ventura]

POR 15 makes a clear coat to go over polished aluminum. Never tried it though.

[907rs]

IIRC, Zoops makes something that seals polished surfaces as well.

[gearheads78]

Could you clear powder coat it?

[Patrick]

Could you clear powder coat it?\

That's what I was thinking.

[Cread01]

I have some under hood components that are clear powder coated and while they still look good they dont look great.

I know that the exterior trim on my camaro is polished and looks good for years and that is clear anodized.

may be an option.

[Bandit Ls-1]

well their is also gonna be paint on the hood. the polished aluminum is gonna be kinda like a big stripe in the middle with black on the sides so powder coating is out of the question, and also the budget. this is on a dodge magnum nothing really kool.... lol but thanks for the replys ill check out por15 and zoops.