Clear Powder Coat Over Bare Metal

Types of clear coat.

Clear powder coat over bare metal.

Steel it is the way to go. You can t tell it when you clear over a color but you can when its bare. If you simply clear coated or clear powdered a frame it would rust. Step 1 the first step to powder coat over an existing coating is to visually check the coating to make sure the underlying coating does not have bare patches issues with significant peeling off or rust break through step 2 if these issues are not present you should roughen the surface through sanding.

Don t forget to frame saver either. Preparing bare metal for clear coat october 25 2018. It may have to due with the high humidity that we have here though. I ve noticed that when we clear powder over bare metal it yellows over time.

Rust destroys steel and the only thing that keeps it from forming is a primer. Legs are made from new hot rolled steel so they have a layer of oil on them and maybe just one or two surface rust blotches. Clear powder coat has a great many applications in the world of powder coating probably more than you think. I would like to clear coat bare metal table legs.

For the longevity of a steel frame s lifespan it needs to be properly primed and painted.