Shiniest Chrome Powder, and do i need to clear coat it?

[investinwaffles]

Hi, what powder comes the closest to chrome? I am going to be coating a few things in my engine bay and i wanted to go ahead and powdercoat them chrome.

And would i have to clear coat them for durability? im planning to do my altinator, valve covers, and a few varous brackets. The parts really wont be touched too much, but they will be subjected to heat (not hot enough to cause the powder to flake). I hear that most clear coats on top of the chrome powder causes it to cloud slightly (changing the finish of it). Would i have to clear coat them?

[Livinincolor]

We have not used it yet (seems all our cutomers want some color), but the popullar consensus is Caswells Extreme Chrome.
Do a word search here on this forum and you will get some real positive results on it.
Johnny

[Banditperformance]

Yes, Caswells Extreme Chrome. It's awesome. Not the same as chrome, it's silvery, bt I belive it's the best PC chrome on the market. And yes, you need to clear coat it to make it last. A high gloss clear works best. Uncleared, it will dull and scratch.

[scline74]

There is still no substitute for real chrome some powders look close but after clear none really have the reflection of true chrome.
http://home.earthlink.net/~custompowdercoating/

[mtnbiker]

And without the clear coat... like someone said.. it will dull. And in the sun, its doesnt take long at all. I was suprised how fast... matter of less than a week and it was getting cloudy.

[Banditperformance]

Here's a Edelbrock intake manifold I did in Extreme Chrome. The manifold was san cast so it has a rough texture, but you can see the amount of reflection