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Sep 9, 2016 | 10:31 PM

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KirkF

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Dbran451,

What brand of product did you use for your base/clear?
It looks sort of metallic grey in the picture?

Kirk

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Sep 9, 2016 | 11:06 PM

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fordman75

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Originally Posted by fking1

Same here on my 55.
If you can afford it this is the best coating.
Lasts forever.

Until it chips and then rust spreads in under it.

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Sep 10, 2016 | 08:15 AM

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dbran451

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Originally Posted by KirkF

Dbran451,

What brand of product did you use for your base/clear?
It looks sort of metallic grey in the picture?

Kirk

that is a summit brand base coat with montana
clear it is called carbon fiber metallic and does have a lot of metallic

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Sep 10, 2016 | 10:04 AM

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oldmerc

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I also found some factory black on the frame , so I chose Rustoleum's Iron Hard Industrial Gloss Black and put it over thr rust since it's supposed to bond to that .

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