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If this is an academic exercise, asking for others help on a forum is a fine idea. People on this forum are very knowledgeable and helpful. However, if you were serious about thinking you may have a...

Any plating shop that does chrome plating can strip the chrome, nickel and copper off of your steel pipes, thus allowing for whatever finish you want to apply.

Bill

Len, how did you prep the frame before painting, and did you use an undercoat?

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Len, when you paint steering wheels such as this one, do you use SS urethane, and do you try to dull down this gloss some? Thanks. Bill

Len, if you shoot any more pics of the process of restoring that truck, we would appreciate you showing us.

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Well, as a manufacturer of various products, I bet I know what is going on. These folks are probably buying the 40cc container and putting their product in it. It is most likely a 40cc container...

My '53 Buick I'm working on has removeable rear fenders also. How would you guys start the alignment process on this car?

Thanks.

I just re-read your post, and saw that you weren't strictly asking about paint. So...perhaps you would be happy with an anodized finish. Again, the plating shop does this, and it can be clear...

Albert, paint on aluminum doesn't hold up well, unless the aluminum is treated first. The best way is to take your aluminum plate to a local plater (that anodizes aluminum). You don't want to...

If you have a plating shop near by, they can put a clear conversion coating on the aluminum. A common one is Alodyne. Then the clear coat urethane should stick well to the conversion coating.

What brand of paint did you use?

that all novices/hobbyists think that way Phil. In fact, the reason I read this site daily is to learn from the pros, and I'd bet that is the case with 95% of us novices.

There are the few, I'm...

make a clear that sticks to bare metals. I use it on stainless at work.

http://www.alsacorp.com/products/clear4chrome/cl4ch_prodinfo.htm

Off subject, but you guys are the experts on dealing with silicone.

I just finished tiling the kitchen counters with granite tile. Afterwards, I used a sealer on the granite which contained...

Alsa Corp makes a specialty clear just for bare metals

http://alsacorp.com/products/clear4chrome/cl4ch_prodinfo.htm

That's a great looking project. Keep the pics coming.

Hi 55chevylover,

It doesn't look like much right now, but will post a couple pictures in a few days.

Thanks for asking.

Check out Alsa Corp. for specialty clear coats. I believe they have some for bare metal. www.alsacorp.com