BATMAN
04-08-2009, 04:29 PM
When I had the FD I had the fenders powder coated.
Lucky for me, the black matched very well.
I tried to powder coat the hood, but since it was AL sheetmetal it warped. So I got another hood, painted it and clear bra the entire hood. Cost me $1000 at that time.
The fenders never had a single rock chip after powder coating it. There was no need for clear bra.
Since my GTO is a metallic charcoal black, not a "regular" gloss black I will have to take the fender and hood off to get powder coated (both inside and out for corrosion protection). This will be my base layer or what would normally be the primer.
Then I will have it painted over to match the rest of the car.
My theory is that if the paint is chipped it will not chip to the metal, but instead to the black powder coat, which will be hard to see.
Has anyone done something like this before? Or even just painting over powder?
This will be cheaper than clear bra of the entire hood and fenders. The other anticipated benefit is that paint is harder than clear bra film, so there is less swirl marks from the motion of washing and wiping down the film covered areas.
The bumper cover will get re-painted and clear bra (and Colgan bra for long trips).
More on this later as things progress.
Lucky for me, the black matched very well.
I tried to powder coat the hood, but since it was AL sheetmetal it warped. So I got another hood, painted it and clear bra the entire hood. Cost me $1000 at that time.
The fenders never had a single rock chip after powder coating it. There was no need for clear bra.
Since my GTO is a metallic charcoal black, not a "regular" gloss black I will have to take the fender and hood off to get powder coated (both inside and out for corrosion protection). This will be my base layer or what would normally be the primer.
Then I will have it painted over to match the rest of the car.
My theory is that if the paint is chipped it will not chip to the metal, but instead to the black powder coat, which will be hard to see.
Has anyone done something like this before? Or even just painting over powder?
This will be cheaper than clear bra of the entire hood and fenders. The other anticipated benefit is that paint is harder than clear bra film, so there is less swirl marks from the motion of washing and wiping down the film covered areas.
The bumper cover will get re-painted and clear bra (and Colgan bra for long trips).
More on this later as things progress.