Polishing Steel

[2001Toomey]

I've been wondering if you were to polish steel, what could you do to keep it from rusting. I was thinking maybe clear spray paint, or some sort of polish sealer like that stuff they advertise on spike tv sometimes. Would a clear powdercoat take away the shine? Is this even resonable to attempt?

[Pvt. Maggot]

You could do it..I mean hell..you wouldn't need to even seal it...just polish it everyday..or at the most twice a day..depending on what you ride in..ect..but..Nobodys going to do that...hah...well clear coats will dull the finish..and wear away after time..which leaves you screwed lol...I don't know about the sealers..but I know you have to upkeep them..your best bet is getting it chromed...only thing that really lasts.

[2001Toomey]

How much stronger is a powdercoat then a regular chrome job? I'm mainly looking for something somewhat shiny for some stock a-arms and swinger on my quad.

[Pvt. Maggot]

Well..if you have a 400ex..or other newer quads..I think most have aluminum swinger...so you can polish that....I'm doing my 400's top a-arms in chrome spray paint and clear coating it..because I'm cheap..and I don't care if it looks that great..cuz even a shiney silver will look good...so yeah lol

[2001Toomey]

The chrome spray paint that I have was junk. It NEVER drys, I mean litterally a week inside under the fan, and it still leaves finger prints in the paint after that. And when you clear coat it, it turns silver, like darker than a stock frame color. Alsa corp has a real chrome paint, with a clear that works with it, you just need a compressor and spray gun. I've seen pics and it looks 95% like real chrome.

[chucked]

Originally posted by 2001Toomey
The chrome spray paint that I have was junk. It NEVER drys, I mean litterally a week inside under the fan, and it still leaves finger prints in the paint after that. And when you clear coat it, it turns silver, like darker than a stock frame color. Alsa corp has a real chrome paint, with a clear that works with it, you just need a compressor and spray gun. I've seen pics and it looks 95% like real chrome.

holy crap http://alsacorp.com/chrome.htm

http://alsacorp.com/images/splash/splash-chromepaints.jpg

[Aceman]

Look at the prices for this chrome:eek2: http://alsacorp.com/products/mirrachrome/mirra_price.htm

[popo]

That stuff from Alsa is crap and flakes off.