Or better still: "Powder Coat" it! Right, Fred????
Joe
Terry Thompson wrote:
>
> Not only will the Plastikote metallic be
> dissapointing, but you will be lucky if it doesn't
> chip, peel off & discolor due to engine heat. A nice
> satin aluminum look is POR-15 engine paint in the
> color "aluminum". ($16 a pint?)
>
> Something LIKE chrome in appearance (and won't change
> color with heat) is jet-coating or ceramic coating.
> It's less than chroming, but you had better ship now,
> because shops tend to do them in cycles (wait until
> they get a bunch of parts to be that same color and
> then spray them all at once.)
>
> Here's a picture of Classic-Coatings "High Luster
> Silver":
> http://www.classiccoatings.com/images/exhaust.jpg
>
> Classic-Coatings will charge about $20 for a rocker
> cover according to their price chart.
> I'm not suggesting you have to send them to Classic
> Coatings. There has to be some place near you that
> does Ceramic coatings.
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