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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

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