How to clear coat automotive parts?

Picture related I have control arms off my car, and I was considering of polishing to get the metal shiny and clear coating them.

What clearcoat should I look for?
Will it protect from rust?
I much prefer applying the clearcoat using a brush due to how messy aerosols can get

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  1. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    If it's just structural parts use a diesel/oil mix and spay that on.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      I want it to look as nice as possible, not just practical

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        Use some silver cold gal, the clear coat would just get scratched to hell.

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        why?

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      No that's moronic and will end up making it worse Boomer

  2. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    Powder coating might get what you are after

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      Clear coat will just make a mess. You have two practical options:

      or

      Clearcoat on metal looks like shit. If you want it to look nice:
      >wirewheel
      >wipe with acetone
      >gun blue
      >wax polish
      >buffing wheel
      No mess, no waste, won't rust.

      Those look like they're off a Honda Civic, please tell me you're not building a tuner car.

  3. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    There's no point is clear coating control arms.
    They will either never rust to the point of failure or the bushings will fail. You also can't see control arms.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      >There's no point is clear coating control arms.
      >They will either never rust to the point of failure or the bushings will fail. You also can't see control arms.

      Clueless. He wants to make his car look cool.

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        > clueless?
        No, based.
        The rust actually protects it from rusting further. Just leave it.

        • 10 months ago
          Anonymous

          Imagine calling yourself based

          • 10 months ago
            Anonymous

            No again, different guy.
            I responded because I was going to do the same thing as OP, and my dad, who is a car mechanic told me it’s a stupid thing to do and explained why I was wasting my time.

            • 10 months ago
              Anonymous

              >my dad, who is a car mechanic told me it’s a stupid thing to do and explained why I was wasting my time.

              Lots of us did stupid things to our bikes, motorcycles, cars, etc., when we were young and wanted to look cool. Let OP have some fun as long as he stays off your lawn, pops.

  4. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    >I much prefer applying the clearcoat using a brush due to how messy aerosols can get

    Wat? Hang outdoors, spray, let dry. No mess.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      No, it fricking sucks. I already spray painted my calipers and it's messy as frick and very wasteful.

  5. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    Are those from an 80 series?

  6. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    >clear coat
    Just slap on some enamel paint and call it a day.

  7. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    Clearcoat on metal looks like shit. If you want it to look nice:
    >wirewheel
    >wipe with acetone
    >gun blue
    >wax polish
    >buffing wheel
    No mess, no waste, won't rust.

  8. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    Post new bushings.

  9. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    powder coat or cerakote

  10. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    My mind must be broken because I saw this thread in the TW as "how does she take her pants?"

  11. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    Get gloss rust paint in whatever color or sheen you desire, and coat the b***h. You need something durable for under your car. Rust-Oleum's specific "rust proofing" spray is what I use on motorcycles, or farm implement paint if you want a pigment beyond the shade color palette. Duplicolor "Metal cast" looks really fricking good for an anodized look too, that you spray a silver primer/base, then candy on top of it. That shit is crazy durable, and all look "good enough" for visual inspection on mostly hidden parts. Yeah, you could polish them within an inch of your life, but on control arms, seems a bit of waste - spray em, and spray over them again when you are under the car and notice damage.

  12. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    1. Sand it to bare metal. If the slightest bit of rust remains, it will rot inside out and you did all the work for nothing.

    2. Primer: Regular metal primer will do, anti corrosion primer is an option too.

    3. Base coat: Any color you like.

    4. Finish: You can either clear coat it, or use some stone chip resistant rubberized paint/ bed liner or similar product.

    If the parts are exposed to sun, make sure to use UV resistant automotive clear coat.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      And change those bushings while you are at it!

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        He's gotta remove that broken bolt first.

  13. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    You need to use a high solids, zinc based, etching and self-sacrificing primer first.
    Those don’t come in “clear” at all, so I hope you like grey.

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