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im painting my calipers this weekend and i was wondering what kind of clear coat i should use. i have heard of people useing it but i wasnt sure which to use. is there a high temp clear coat paint?
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high temp clear coat should be available at autozone atleast thats where i've seen it---Niño---<br /><i>95\' silver 5 spd</i> -
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yeah, VHT clearcoat is what i used...hightemp up to 1500*F...overkill i know, but it's the only hightemp clear i could find
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i never used clear coat... and i had it on my old camaro for like 1.5years and i just painted my calipers last weekend on the fbird. i never felt the need for clearcoat...<b>*§*Julian*§*</b><br />*~*~*~<br />2000 Grand Prix GTP -Daytona 500 Edition (only 2000 made) - Supercharged 3.8L V6<br /><br />1998 3.8L V6 A4 Firebird w/ W68 package, Y87, T-TOPS!<br /><br /><a href=\"http://myweb.usf.edu/~jadidona/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">MY SITE - CHECK IT!</a>Comment
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you probably dont need it, but clear coat will bring out the shine a lot better, as well as keep the paint from chipping a bit moreOriginally posted by SuprSpdDB7:
i never used clear coat... and i had it on my old camaro for like 1.5years and i just painted my calipers last weekend on the fbird. i never felt the need for clearcoat...Comment
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im not too worried about the shine but i heard it helps keep the paint from chipping and makes it easier to clean.Comment
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Last summer I painted my calipers on my firebird with some silver high temp paint. Just remember to let it dry enough between coats. i think i sprayed too many coats too quickly, and now it has a few wrinkles it. I also put some black firebird decals on them. It looked great, so i thought i would top them off with some clearcoat....bad idea. The clearcoat turned me nice silver calipers into crappy gold calipers. Now it looks bad.
My buddy did the same thing. he painted his rear end orange to match his car, then sprayed it with clearcoat and it turned from brite orange into a burnt brownish orange.
If you want, when i get home ill let you know exactly what kind of clearcoat i used.
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clearcote is good, get one that works with the paint you used.
I have my backs clearcoted, (i painted the backs later) and the backs still look as good as the day i did it, the fronts get brake dust on it, and are more of a brown.
the clearcote makes is MUCH easier to clean [img]smile.gif[/img]
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