gerg g.

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any one ever had there cleets vents ect. re colored. i am having some parts redone was wandering to go with anodizing or powdercoating.

oregondunes

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both will wear. however, powder when worn thru cant really be touched up. annodizing at least can be polished to make bright again and sometimes a lil "sharpie" comes in handy.

if you go with anodizing, use a good carnuba hard wax all over the part. it will help maintain the sheen and wear.

one of my favorites is http://www.autogeek.net/wenol1.html

Griff

Anodizing fades from my experience. Powdercoat will maintain its color. You can touch up small chips on powedrcoat with matching paint.

johnny b good

My boat originally came with the “white out package” from the factory in 1997( Cleats, rails, bolster frames, grab handles, etc.) that was all painted white hardware. When I got the boat in 2006 there were chips and scratches on the hardware. In 2007 I stripped everything off the boat that was painted white from the factory and had everything powder coated white. The durability is night and day from the factory white paint. I still have zero chips or scratches thru the powder coat. If you get a light scratch in it you can rub it out with compound. The powder coat guy did say the prep on the metal hardware was weak, all my pieces were sand/bead blasted prior to powder coat, the factory prep job didn’t seem to be.