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Black satin chassis paint..
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 8:38 am
by sandman
I'm in need for some black chassis paint to paint the suspension on a racer I am working on..... what type is good to use?
I think I can get hold of Frost/Eastwood locally... do they got anything good?
Re: Black satin chassis paint..
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 9:20 am
by Gray
The frosts chassis satin black is more of an enamel type paint which I found not very resistant to most types of chemicals including brake cleaner. I'm just trying out some simoniz tough black at the moment, this is a nice satin finish and meant to be chip & petrol resistant.
Re: Black satin chassis paint..
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 10:48 am
by sandman
I notice they got one called "Extreme" aswell.... 'supposed to withstand brakeflid etc...
What good alternativs are there?
Re: Black satin chassis paint..
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:13 pm
by andy1071
I would recommendthat you paint suspension parts a light colour (such as grey).
It is very difficult to see cracks in parts when they are black, but if they are a light colour, oil/dirt in the crack highlights them.
-Look at older racing cars / aircraft
Re: Black satin chassis paint..
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 8:39 am
by vulcanbb18
I've found the epoxy based paints very durable, there's a nice stain black version readily available here. Dunno about grey tho'
cheers
Jacob