LCA COLOR

[RT SE 440]

I know this has been asked 1000 times but the color of the lower control arm is a dip coating but i don't want to dip it but imitate the dipping i was thinking mix a brown/gold color into a clear coat and spray it on maybe tackle it that way.has anyone else have a better idea/way ?

 

[1fastrunner]

They dipped them in cosmoline. I had mine powder coated bronze which is close.

 

[Pistol Pete]

This is what I use

http://www.restorick.com/proddetail.asp?prod=PntQuasimoline

The tinted clear may work ( for awhile) but:

1) It will be too glossy
2) I'd be concerned with longevity. Clear is not designed to be used over bare steel and would most likely fail eventually .

 

[RT SE 440]

This is what I use

http://www.restorick.com/proddetail.asp?prod=PntQuasimoline

The tinted clear may work ( for awhile) but:

1) It will be too glossy
2) I'd be concerned with longevity. Clear is not designed to be used over bare steel and would most likely fail eventually .

excuse me for my stupidity but is urethane not a paint? is this product a color or is it more a clear with a brown /gold tint ?

 

[Pistol Pete]

No stupidity involved my friend.
I believe the binders are somewhat different in a true clear (made to go over a basecoat) and a specialty coating like Ricks, designed specifically for this application. The coating he sells is a translucent color and will darken the more coats you apply.

Don't get me wrong - your idea of a tinted clear may hold up fine. But it's not a piece that will be easily re-finished if it doesn't.

Though I've not personally used it, I've read battery corrosion protector also duplicates the look of factory cosmoline as well.