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Old Sep 9, 2016 | 10:31 PM
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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?

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Old Sep 9, 2016 | 11:06 PM
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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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Old Sep 10, 2016 | 08:15 AM
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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
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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Old Sep 10, 2016 | 10:04 AM
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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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