Question: Powder Coat vs Clear Coat

Reed said:

No clear powdercoat eh? I was worried about that, but thought it must be possible.

I don't really want to trap heat... Even if the clearcoat was a high temp paint would it still yellow or is it hard to say?

Sounds like I'll just have to keep up the polish the good 'ol way...

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They do have a clear powdercoat you can get that pretty much looks exactly like a clear coat but much stronger. In fact, most powdercoating shops put a clear powdercoat on after powdercoating with a color because they say it really helps with the strength and longevity of the overall powdercoat.

I personally have never heard of powdercoating yellowing with heat, cause people will get their entire engine blocks powdercoated. Almost all aftermarket intake manifolds are powdercoated with a clear powdercoat overtop and I have never seen or heard of them yellowing. I don't know though, maybe when it's just a clear powdercoat by itself it can yellow.

Probably the best thing to do would be to call a local reputable auto paint supply shop and talk to a guy there that knows his stuff. Usually all the guys really know their stuff and could probably point you in the right direction.

Mustang5L5 said:

I said clearcoat as in clearcoat paint tends to yellow....not powdercoating.

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Ok gotcha, misread your post.