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01-21-2022, 12:42 PM | #1 |
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Location: Mount Pleasant, Michigan
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Frame painting/ powder coat sheen questions
Hope my questions below is understandable!!
So, I have my frame down to the powder coater, its blasted and ready for the paint process. He does a 4-coat system in a rust neutralizer coat; a base primer type coat a base color and clear coat. (Excuse me if I'm off on the actual names of process) Any way he says most people do frames in the semi-gloss with a satin sheen or a gloss sheen clear. Last guy did a gloss paint on his with gloss clear which they said was too shiny in their opinion, it shows too many imperfections. I have considered the semi-gloss base with a more of matte finish clear more so than a semi-gloss base with semi- gloss clear finish. I have looked at some of his work in a satin finish which to me looks closer to what it may have been from factory but obviously only a guess. That with a satin finish clear may be the ticket?? Or perhaps a satin with semi - gloss finish? or the semi-gloss with semi gloss clear? I spoke to another builder of which recommended whatever finish I go with to make sure not to do everything in same finish. Meaning if you're doing front wheel well tubs and say hood latch and grille mounts to maybe downplay to the next lower level of sheen finish? His reasoning was because of multiple suppliers at time original build that the paint was never exactly the same black between all vendors. So, my question is for those of you powder coating what type of sheen are you using? Satin or Semi-Gloss? I'm definitely not going with the Gloss so throw that out the window. What do most feel to be correct? If anyone has powder coated and has pictures of frame when done, please add them to this post. In the end I know it's all personal preference but I'm a stickler on details and its appearing to be an expensive build and I want it to be as closest to factory specs as possible on overall appearance so my personal opinion may not count because I have never built one or went to shows to see the do's and dont's lol! Thank you, Chad |
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