clear coat or anodize?
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clear coat or anodize?
on bare aluminum wheels, should you clear coat the wheel or anodize it? i don't really understand what the difference is. well, i mean, i wikipediad it and i understand what anodizing is, but what i mean is, what is the difference in how the wheel will look?
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To protect it you would want clear coat. Which is obviously clear, and anodized like ^ he stated is a color finished product with a reflective see through finish
Examples:
Clear
Anodized
You get the idea.
Examples:
Clear
Anodized
You get the idea.
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350z track wheels, i stripped the godawful bright blue and orange off and i really like the look of the bare aluminum, it goes better with my car than silver.
right now on my car i have machine-faced aluminum with clear coat. looks really good IMO, so i'm going for something similar with the tracks.
right now on my car i have machine-faced aluminum with clear coat. looks really good IMO, so i'm going for something similar with the tracks.
#8
fill in the stupid dimples and fix any curbage at the same time. use some duplicolor clear coat it should be fine, use a ton of coats though... i'm sure if you google it you can find a nice write up.
BUT fill in those dimples they are
BUT fill in those dimples they are
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When I used to have a Accord, I had these rims that weren't chrome, but alloys. Do you figure those were covered with a clearcoat? They were called QT Alloys. I liked alot of there styles. Anyone know if they're still in business?
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If you plan on painting the rims, I would say powdercoat would be a better option.
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