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Originally Posted by zandron263
At this point I have probably scratched the surface so much leaving it as bare aluminum is probably not an option. I just need to figure out what I am doing wrong in the painting process. I just finished using the same process when painting my Hex Vents and those came out perfect. I usually don't have this much trouble painting things so this one is leaving me scratching my head.
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Can you re-sand it to a satin finish and just clear-coat that? Or is powder-coating an option (sorry, I don't know much about that process).
It wasn't all that long ago that I finally scuffed the mirror-bright finish on the eyeball vents and instrument panel surround trim in my car down to a satin finish, specifically to eliminate sparkle at track days as you don't need any of that at 110+ mph with a 60 mph turn approaching. Something I should have done years ago just for the daily driving.
I thought my wife had gone off to work when she came back in the house with a car complaint. Seems there was this scraping noise when she went to back out of the driveway. So I had her drive down the block and back to see if it went away, which of course it did. Guessing either worn-out brake pads or a bent left front dust shield is what I'll find come tomorrow (hoping the weather holds, as I'm not about to lay in a puddle to diagnose this, and it's what spare cars are for anyway).
Norm