Chassis Paint

[H.G. Wells]

Have searched and found differing answers. What is everyone using for chassis paint?
Powder coating is not an option and I want something other than black. Leaning toward silver, but not a hammer finish.
I have little or no painting experience, but not afraid of jumping in. I have seen lacquer on chassis but it seems to be too delicate.
Too lazy for the WD40 routine on bare metal.

[PSweeney]

2k polyurethane, basecoat and clear, with a slow curing activator.  Fuel and fairly chip resistant, can be repaired unlike powder coating.

[H.G. Wells]

Thanks for that, being fuel resistant is something else I should have asked for.

[rooman]

Try to find someone who can apply the paint electrostatically (pretty much the way they powder coat) as you will end up with the whole frame painted without a lot of grief trying to get around the tubes.

Roo

[dreracecar]

Years ago, had a local trailer manuf electrostatic paint my frame. still looks good after 20years
Recently we "gun-blued" a bare chassis with kits bought off the internet, keeps the finger prints from rusting the bare metal. This is a working funnycar with constant updates/repairs/add-ons so spending $800 on paint would have been a waste after the first 2 races

[H.G. Wells]

Bruce, what kind of upkeep is on the blued tube?

[dreracecar]

lite oil now and then,

[digster]

 My dragster is not blued but it's a good idea. I've blued allot of rifles. You won't get tanked hot blue results but Brownell's has several cold blues that can give satisfactory results.