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**Captainfab** · 05-20-2016, 12:23 AM

Aluminum/silver paint needs a clear coat so that it does not smudge when touched and handled.

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Originally Posted by Rust-O-Matic

Hey Grandpa54, what brand and type of paint did you use on the silver trim bezel? Yours is flatter and closer to the original sheen than mine is. The whole thing looks beautiful, by the way.

I have blasted and repainted mine twice now, using two different types of rattle can aluminum colored enamel, and I'm still not 100% happy with it. I don't mind the extra gloss on mine, but it takes 100 years to cure and seems pretty easy to discolor when handling it.

corvettejim1968 · 05-20-2016, 07:48 AM

Shaky · 05-20-2016, 08:25 AM

Wow - a lot of variety and nice stuff in here!

Rust-O-Matic · 05-20-2016, 01:50 PM

Thanks CaptainFab, I hadn't thought about that. I don't wanna hijack this thread, but do you have any idea if clear acrylic enamel can be sprayed over the (presumably) oil enamel I painted it with? The aluminum color was Krylon Rust Tough. The local oreillys didn't have any clear that wasn't acrylic. I'm gonna try a test piece first, but was curious if you or anyone else had any input. I have blasted and painted this damn bezel twice now, and I really don't wanna botch it again.

corvettejim1968 · 05-20-2016, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Rust-O-Matic

Thanks CaptainFab, I hadn't thought about that. I don't wanna hijack this thread, but do you have any idea if clear acrylic enamel can be sprayed over the (presumably) oil enamel I painted it with? The aluminum color was Krylon Rust Tough. The local oreillys didn't have any clear that wasn't acrylic. I'm gonna try a test piece first, but was curious if you or anyone else had any input. I have blasted and painted this damn bezel twice now, and I really don't wanna botch it again.

I had mine powder coated. Just another option

Rust-O-Matic · 05-20-2016, 03:17 PM

Yeah man, your powder coated bezel looks great.

If I had realized what a pain in the rear the "easy" route was going to be, I would have just got some real 2 part urethane and shot it like all my other parts, or had my buddy powder coat it. Unfortunately I let logic get in my way again. "It's just a trim bezel, surely a shot of rattle can aluminum should do the trick." It looks really nice in my humble opinion, but now I've already got a spot that needs a touch up, and guess I may as well clear it while I'm at it.

Rust-O-Matic · 05-20-2016, 10:32 PM

For future reference, I tested 3 rattle can clears tonight over test pieces previously coated in the same Krylon aluminum color I used on my bezel, and none of them are acceptable. Duplicolor acrylic enamel clear, Rustoleum crystal clear enamel, and Krylon crystal clear all three turn the metallic silver to dull, splotchy gunmetal gray that looks terrible. Maybe this will help somebody in the future.

I'll stop cluttering up this thread with extraneous info and questions now. Thanks for putting up with me fellas.

lonestar308 · 06-03-2020, 10:36 AM

Jim,

Where did you find your vac gauge?

TIA,
Brandon

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**pdxhall** · 06-03-2020, 02:08 PM

Here's mine.

**62bagger** · 06-03-2020, 05:58 PM

Here is mine
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oldtrux · 06-03-2020, 08:26 PM

Here’s mine

Robert Haas · 06-09-2020, 10:32 AM

Could not find anything I liked, So I built my own.

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05-20-2016, 07:48 AM	#2
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05-20-2016, 01:50 PM	#4
Rust-O-Matic Registered User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Gallatin, MO Posts: 295	Re: Lets see your gauge panel! Thanks CaptainFab, I hadn't thought about that. I don't wanna hijack this thread, but do you have any idea if clear acrylic enamel can be sprayed over the (presumably) oil enamel I painted it with? The aluminum color was Krylon Rust Tough. The local oreillys didn't have any clear that wasn't acrylic. I'm gonna try a test piece first, but was curious if you or anyone else had any input. I have blasted and painted this damn bezel twice now, and I really don't wanna botch it again.

05-20-2016, 03:17 PM	#6
Rust-O-Matic Registered User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Gallatin, MO Posts: 295	Re: Lets see your gauge panel! Yeah man, your powder coated bezel looks great. If I had realized what a pain in the rear the "easy" route was going to be, I would have just got some real 2 part urethane and shot it like all my other parts, or had my buddy powder coat it. Unfortunately I let logic get in my way again. "It's just a trim bezel, surely a shot of rattle can aluminum should do the trick." It looks really nice in my humble opinion, but now I've already got a spot that needs a touch up, and guess I may as well clear it while I'm at it.

05-20-2016, 10:32 PM	#7
Rust-O-Matic Registered User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Gallatin, MO Posts: 295	Re: Lets see your gauge panel! For future reference, I tested 3 rattle can clears tonight over test pieces previously coated in the same Krylon aluminum color I used on my bezel, and none of them are acceptable. Duplicolor acrylic enamel clear, Rustoleum crystal clear enamel, and Krylon crystal clear all three turn the metallic silver to dull, splotchy gunmetal gray that looks terrible. Maybe this will help somebody in the future. I'll stop cluttering up this thread with extraneous info and questions now. Thanks for putting up with me fellas.

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