clear coating polished aluminum? - Lateral-g Forums

Bandit Ls-1 · #1 11-03-2008, 12:28 AM

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 · #2 11-03-2008, 10:38 AM

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

907rs · #3 11-03-2008, 11:29 AM

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

gearheads78 · #4 11-03-2008, 12:10 PM

Could you clear powder coat it?

Patrick · #5 11-03-2008, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by gearheads78

Could you clear powder coat it?

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That's what I was thinking.

Cread01 · #6 11-03-2008, 08:08 PM

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 · #7 11-03-2008, 10:47 PM

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.