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Originally Posted by thesound
This is just an idea, but if you're gonna go ahead and paint the crossbraces but still want some "bling" you could go this route:
(Sorry for the crappy pic quality) This is a mild steel tensioner pulley that I polished to a mirror and then coated with Duplicolor Metalcast Red. It's basically a clearcoat that has candy tints mixed in with it. Caswell sells it.
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I've always liked that look for certain parts. Do you have enough of those parts in service to know anything about the longer-term adhesion and toughness of the coatings? It looks great, but there's not a lot of tooth on that nicely-polished surface.