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      11-14-2021, 12:45 PM   #21
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Originally Posted by shimmy23 View Post
in black it would be easy enough. in the oem silver, it is a 3 stage process that many powder coat/paint places would either not do or charge a premium.
Yes exactly. It’s a multistep process. You can’t replicate the finish with a single stage powdercoat or spray paint. Most shops don’t even want to be bothered doing it. From what I remember it is a darker almost black base coat topped off with a silver finish and then clear. Even some shops that agree to do it end up sending them elsewhere to be done.
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