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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ anyone clear coated their fan housing?

Posted by: brer Apr 20 2006, 04:14 PM

mine is getting bead blasted and i had thought of getting a clear on it.
they always look like hell after ahile uncoated.

but then i saw one that had been clear coated and it had white issues under the clear.
whats the deal with that?

dont really want to do a color.

good and bad pics anyone?

Posted by: Headrage Apr 20 2006, 04:21 PM

I got mine blasted then painted it with Rustoleum aluminum.

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Posted by: d7n7master Apr 20 2006, 07:02 PM

I used Orange Power, a wire brush & then steel wool to prep.
And then I applied Por-20.

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Posted by: d7n7master Apr 20 2006, 07:04 PM

and...

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Posted by: brer Apr 20 2006, 07:41 PM

Those look awesome!
do they look painted in person? or are they convincingly aluminum looking.

But i think i'm going for a more natural look.
(perfect hair smiley?)

is this housing aluminium or magnesium?

Posted by: Series9 Apr 20 2006, 08:14 PM

My last /4:

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Posted by: 914rrr Apr 20 2006, 08:22 PM

Fan housing is Magnesium. What about powder coating, maybe in a grey color? If you spray aluminum paint with a clear afterwards it mutes it to look more like 'real' aluminum.

Posted by: So.Cal.914 Apr 20 2006, 10:06 PM

I sprayed mine with aluminium paint and than a clear and it did come out looking like aluminium. Spill oil on it and wipe it up, no mess. Chromed the tin's and it looks good.

Posted by: jkeyzer Apr 21 2006, 01:31 AM

Warren at Accurate specifically recommended that I not powder coat my fan housing. He said the magnesium underneath would bloom and bubble the coating, and it would be very hard to strip the powdercoating in order to fix it. He recommended to have it soda blasted, and then just paint it with spraypaint or leave it bare. Mine has been blasted and is now a light gray color. I am thinking of applying WD-40 to it like Britain recommends to get back to the darker finish that we're used to seeing, and hopefully slow down oxidation.