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Title: Yoke paint type?
Post by: Minwah on February 28, 2008, 07:58:20 am

Anyone know what type of paint is used on controllers such as SW yokes, RoadBlasters wheels etc?  It is black and almost matt in appearance but has a sheen to it, definately not gloss.

The only black spray(can) paint I can find locally is gloss.  Not the end of the world but it would be nice to try to get a finish similar to the original.  Any tips?

Title: Re: Yoke paint type?
Post by: Zebidee on February 28, 2008, 08:23:44 am

Hi Min,

You could try applying a couple of layers of Matt undercoat, and use a final coat of *satin* to finish.  You could try testing it first on a similar surface.

Title: Re: Yoke paint type?
Post by: NoOne=NBA= on February 28, 2008, 09:34:48 am

I'm almost positive that the original is a powder coat.
We get parts from a powder coater at work, and the finish is the same as the yoke one, but in a different color.

I'd second Zebidee about the flat paint/satin clear coat, if you can find them.
You could try satin over gloss, and see how much it knocks down the shine.
If you paint everything, you won't notice any difference between them.

Title: Re: Yoke paint type?
Post by: Minwah on February 28, 2008, 10:25:58 am

Thanks guys, I will see if I can get the stuff to try this out...

Title: Re: Yoke paint type?
Post by: Barry Barcrest on February 28, 2008, 10:29:28 am

You might want to try the ALSA spray paint range. They offer lots of mix and match solutions, a few layers of clearcoat will dull down the shine and might give you the effect you are after.

Title: Re: Yoke paint type?
Post by: Minwah on March 03, 2008, 04:39:29 am

I had a look around and the only clear coat I could find was high-gloss stuff which was no good really.

However I took a chance and bought some Plasti-Kote 'BBQ' black spray paint as it seemed to be a matt finish.  This seems to have worked really well on it's own.  It is matt, but does have a slight 'satin' like finish, which seems more so as more coats are applied.  I found 3 coats of this are really required to get a nice even finish.

I will post some pics when I have put the yoke back together...

Title: Re: Yoke paint type?
Post by: Level42 on March 03, 2008, 04:56:14 am

Isn't there something inbetween gloss and matt overthere ? Here you can get "semi-gloss", which is a nice paint between those two.

Else, you could ask David from RAM controls. He should know everything about those yokes and the painting/powder coating.

Title: Re: Yoke paint type?
Post by: Zebidee on March 03, 2008, 05:55:05 am

Quote from: Level42 on March 03, 2008, 04:56:14 am

Isn't there something inbetween gloss and matt overthere ? Here you can get "semi-gloss", which is a nice paint between those two.

Yeah, they usually call it "satin".