raw metal finishes

hi guys. i have a project where i will be painting the inside but using a flapper wheel grinder on the outside to get the raw metal look. how can i keep it from rusting? clear spray can laquer? or will that rust?

Will this be a motor or something that gets a lot of heat?

Should work. Auto clear would work best. Make sure its clean and put several coats..

DoubleDub wrote:

Will this be a motor or something that gets a lot of heat?

no, just outdoors....max heat 100 degrees, or inside too. rain would be the worst weather and sun beating down on it. its acually a sculpture. and its steel horseshoes.

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Automotive clear would be the most durable, but also the most expensive option. You could try a marine grade varnish or something like that to see how well it works, and switch to auto clear if it doesn work out.

we powder coat the part with clear.

Mark

Mark Wing wrote:

we powder coat the part with clear.

Mark

i was thinking powder coat....my dad has the tools to powder coat small race car parts oven size......but most of my pieces will be larger than that.......hmmmmmm. they dont make anything yet huh....in puff can? that would be the easiest applicaion. is there a high temp clear puff can that may work better than a rustoleum acylic?

just found this...


www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal...w_product.do?pid=174

www.floodaustralia.net/products/mpbook/marine_rust.htm

kz1k wrote:

Mark Wing wrote:

we powder coat the part with clear.

Mark

i was thinking powder coat....my dad has the tools to powder coat small race car parts oven size......but most of my pieces will be larger than that.......hmmmmmm. they dont make anything yet huh....in puff can? that would be the easiest applicaion. is there a high temp clear puff can that may work better than a rustoleum acylic?

Stay on track! 100 degree horesshoes. Or high temp parts? Too big for powdercoating in an oven.

z1kzonly wrote:

kz1k wrote:

Mark Wing wrote:

we powder coat the part with clear.

Mark

i was thinking powder coat....my dad has the tools to powder coat small race car parts oven size......but most of my pieces will be larger than that.......hmmmmmm. they dont make anything yet huh....in puff can? that would be the easiest applicaion. is there a high temp clear puff can that may work better than a rustoleum acylic?

Stay on track! 100 degree horesshoes. Or high temp parts? Too big for powdercoating in an oven.

you stay on track.......horseshoes will be welded together making them too large for a conventional oven. 100 degrees outside...max temp, but would hi temp be more durabe?

anyway i found the stuff ill use here...