But all this begs the question as to why a PF that is painted and then cleared holds up well, but for some reason its not applicable for a ramp?
2 pac clear is bloody hard wearing stuff.. so is 1K for that
because wood is more poorous than metal, the bond on the play field is better than it would be over clearing over a smooth chrome surface.
i think plating is the only answer in this case. the original was just done poorly.
plating would also be the cheapest option also, and the best.
Any surface that is to be painted has to be roughed anyway by scratching it plus 2K primer is an etch primer that bites into the surface.. healthy coat of this.. then 2K then 2K clear, id be willing to say would hold up.
Lets be honest.. the original gold coating doesnt hold up forever does it or we wouldnt be having this discussion
your right, but the gold is done very poorly, if it was done right it should never come off, difference between plating and painting the plating bonds on a molecular level rather than just finding groves in the metal to bond too like paint does, whilst i would say 2k could do ok on some parts of the ramp, places i would be concerned about is where the ball is shot up and caught in the ramp and then runs down, it does get shot up with a fair bit of force.enough to shake the screws out i have found, i guess then the option would be not paint the inside where the ball shoots up on the ramp? but even still electroplating is cheap as chips, it wouldn't cost more than $30 to replate those parts, esp the coin toss essay, its no bigger than a pair of shock tower ends on ford, which cost me $15 to get chromed, and the prep in painting it would be allot of work imo for not as long lasting. it is a shame they plated them so poorly, its almost like it was an afterthought
