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
If it's just structural parts use a diesel/oil mix and spay that on.
I want it to look as nice as possible, not just practical
Use some silver cold gal, the clear coat would just get scratched to hell.
why?
No that's moronic and will end up making it worse Boomer
Powder coating might get what you are after
Clear coat will just make a mess. You have two practical options:
or
Those look like they're off a Honda Civic, please tell me you're not building a tuner car.
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.
>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.
> clueless?
No, based.
The rust actually protects it from rusting further. Just leave it.
Imagine calling yourself based
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.
>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.
>I much prefer applying the clearcoat using a brush due to how messy aerosols can get
Wat? Hang outdoors, spray, let dry. No mess.
No, it fricking sucks. I already spray painted my calipers and it's messy as frick and very wasteful.
Are those from an 80 series?
>clear coat
Just slap on some enamel paint and call it a day.
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.
Post new bushings.
powder coat or cerakote
My mind must be broken because I saw this thread in the TW as "how does she take her pants?"
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.
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.
And change those bushings while you are at it!
He's gotta remove that broken bolt first.
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.