It'll look and stay much cleaner. If your really concerned about keeping the shine, then the sandblast texture wont help either, cause its gonna collect dust, dirt n worse My 2 cents.
Powdercoat color
Thread Starter
Safety Car
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 3,930
Likes: 15
From: Calgary Alberta
Powdercoat color
Getting all my suspension stuff ready for powdercoat. I've decided to go for the all black look, but am still debating what kind of black. The powdercoater I have chosen has a gloss black and a black which is sandblasting textured (basically a dull finish on the blasted surface). I took both samples and smacked them with a hammer, both held up very well. The sandblasting textured black cant really be dulled like the gloss black can. I'm leaning towards the sandblasted texture of black, but I am worried that it will hold more dirt after driving. Any comments on which one I should go with and why?
Thread Starter
Safety Car
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 3,930
Likes: 15
From: Calgary Alberta
But I found that the gloss sample dulled really easy from just handling it out in the garage, so I am sort of stuck on which one to go with. What's the point in getting gloss black if it is just going to get all dulled up and look like bad?
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,155
Likes: 0
From: San Diego California
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 2,084
Likes: 1
From: Aussie expat in Saudi Arabia
I powder coated all my front end suspension components with gloss black and they look great. If I touch them or spill something on them ect, they look grubby but they don't actually "dull". A quick wipe over with a rag and they look fantastic again.
With either gloss or matt finish, if you're going to drive your car then it's going to look dirty. But IMO, gloss will be easier to clean up.
With either gloss or matt finish, if you're going to drive your car then it's going to look dirty. But IMO, gloss will be easier to clean up.
Racer
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 464
Likes: 0
From: Concord CA
Theres another black out there called "Fence Black" its between the flat and gloss...I've done my front and rear suspension with this color and it looks great on my showcar. You should ask the powercoating place that you are taking your car to should also have some spray touchup product that you can use. Good luck and you will love the durability of powercoating....
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 3,363
Likes: 303
From: Lansdale 19446 PA
2024 C3 of the Year Finalist- Unmodified
St. Jude Donor '10-'11, '15, '19
Stinger - I just did my front susspension Chrome & Gloss Black. Any color you use will get dirty but the gloss wipes clean with a dry rag. Sure - it'll dull when it gets dirty but flat black will always be dull!
I just got the drivers side on yesterday & can take a couple pix if you give me your email address.
John
I just got the drivers side on yesterday & can take a couple pix if you give me your email address.
John
Thread Starter
Safety Car
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 3,930
Likes: 15
From: Calgary Alberta
bump...The jet black is like a regular gloss. Which one should I go with? The powdercoater said that mirror black shows every flaw in the metal, so he recommended I go with jet black.
Intermediate
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 45
Likes: 0
From: Archdale NC
powdercoat
You should powdercoat suspension parts semi-gloss unless your building a show car.Theres a color called BK05 made by cardinal that works real well.Done a lot of frames and suspension with this color.