Outer Primary - Painting
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Outer Primary - Painting
97 WG: I have two outer primaries in chrome, and one of them I want to paint so that it matches close to the motor and inner primary.
Attached are pics of the new to me HD inner primary.
What type of paint would best match?
Attached are pics of the new to me HD inner primary.
What type of paint would best match?
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Bring it to a powder coater and ask for a satin or semi gloss textured black finish. Paint is not going to last on the chrome. They can sand blast the chrome to make it adhere. Bring the inner to match their samples, should work out just fine.
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The key word is: "TEXTURE" there is a difference between texture and wrinkle. As some have mentioned, you definitely want texture.
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As others have noted black texture is the best.
When I build a TC fxr, converted the inner primary to mid controls and whacked off the shift arm mount. After cutting it flat I used HD textured paint. You can't tell where the paint stops and the PC starts. Even after 16 years.
When I build a TC fxr, converted the inner primary to mid controls and whacked off the shift arm mount. After cutting it flat I used HD textured paint. You can't tell where the paint stops and the PC starts. Even after 16 years.
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Here's a thought ... Take the inner and the new outer to a powder coat facility and have him do both ? As mentioned texture black works very well ... I used it on my 1992 FLHCTU when I did the base gaskets perfect match
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Rattle can Wrinkle can look like texture paint, all depends on how heavy the coats and timing when you do it. Played with that stuff heavily back in the cheap building everybody was broke days, more than a few frames got done rattle can wrinkle to look like what they are calling textured today. Held up pretty well done right surprisingly.
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