Polished metal + clear powder coat. Is it still nice & shiny?

[LDO]

Specifically, magnesium. I'm wondering about getting a real car part polished, but I don't want to look after it daily. Can clear powder coat, or some other clear, keep the shine up, or will it dull because of the clear?

[Muncie]

not a pro - just anecdotal info on a couple of times that it didn't work out,

Clear is not the problem - magnesium is.

example one - TJ had a set of large and larger magnesium Halibrands for his Corvette - sandblasted the wheels to take them to the powder coaters for clear coat. The wheels started to grow hair before he could get them to the powder coaters the next day - ended up going with gray.

example two - talked to my friend Roger at a local swap meet - he had a beautiful set of clear coated polished vintage Halibrands in his booth - The wheels had some time on them after they were powder coated - they were turning black under the clear.

Not sure how it's done on restorations...

Edited June 28, 2015 by Muncie

[LDO]

Wow.

[John Clutch]

Magnesium reacts to every environment and would suggest that if they look good without any staining, then leave them alone. And if they are stained, then stain them with whatever stained them in the first place to get them more even lol