Clearing bare metal?

Originally posted by bdroppeddak



we built a store in our local mall and the entire storefront is composed of grinded mild steel with a clearcoat, and most racks and things inside it are steel with grinded designs with a clearcoat... been great for 14 months now! i think it has to do with the sun mainly...

Yeah it might be fine indoors, but when exposed to the elements, it will not last. As least not for long... It might look good for a year of so though. The constant temperature changes and the moisture in the metal will come thru and cause problems down the road..

PPG has a clear primer, base, and of course clearcoat. Havent seen anything done with these however. Just word of wind

hahaha...cris built a hot topic...

Originally posted by Wicked Fantacies



PPG has a clear primer, base, and of course clearcoat. Havent seen anything done with these however. Just word of wind

I overheard my instructors at Wyotech oneday talking about a "self-etching clearcoat". It might be the clear primer you were talking about. I'm kinda interested in this now because I want to experiment with a few outdoor metal sculptures that have a "raw" or unfinished look.

CALL HOUSE OF KOLOR DIRECT i remember tlaking with CRaig Fraser about this and they were making a clearcoat for metal awhile back but it would be special order i think i dont remember.