Bead Blasted Aluminium, how to clear/paint.

[WSM29]

I have my GT40 upper and lower intake, and edelbrock heads cleaned up and bead blasted. I am thinking of just keeping them with the aluminium look. Can I just use some VHT Clear on them or will this fade fast? What would be the best way to go about this?

 

[bmc69]

VHT clear is better than nothing, for sure. Me..I go right ahead and actually paint all the aluminum I've blasted with VHT "aluminum"...the bright silver color.

 

[Dbteak]

Look at "sharkhide". I am not sure if it would be right for a intake but it's worth a look. I was planning on using it on some bumpers.

 

[Letsgocrawling]

I use 2 part epoxy urethanes, they stand up incredibility well, take the heat, and chemically resistant, I've got a boat motor that I did the intake, battery box and some other aluminum parts, 7 years later and they still look like new. These parts were glass beaded with fresh glass, then washed in a automotive jet cleaner, rinsed and blown off really well before painting, you get a really nice natural look---very unique! Any epoxy aplication is better than a standard clear coating.
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[ruckin69]

Look at "sharkhide". I am not sure if it would be right for a intake but it's worth a look. I was planning on using it on some bumpers

Yep and yep.

 

[MY 4 BY]

I just did this, minus the bead blasting. (I had mine "cold tanked") I painted mine with a VHT coating that is actually for brake calipers. You spray the parts and then bake them in an oven for an hour.