Why repaint it? Paint adds weight and doesn't do anything for the blank. Then the paint sheds off 10 years later!

There have been a number of blank painting threads in the past. Automotive spray paint gets mentioned often. Run a forum search for suggestions. However, duplicating a proprietary iridescent color probably isn't easy.


Tom

Thanks for the responses. To answer some of your questions: (1) the blank originally came painted, so re-painting should not add any weight not intended at the factory (assuming I keep it thin enough); (2) I can simply paint it with a standard 2k system, but it will look oddly flat and monochrome against how the rods were originally painted/sold; and (3) I suspect that the clearcoat failure is product-related. This is not chipping where there were a few dings, this is half the clearcoat having peeled off along the length of the rod -- I don't doubt that how it was stored played some part in the failure; however, in the late oughts, the EPA (and state counterparts) started regulating the chemicals that could be used in paint products, and the reformulated products have a history of failing ( I just finished dealing with a matter where windows stained and clear-coated back in 2008 had the clearcoat fail completely within 5 years -- the re-coated windows still look like new). I think the newer formulations work much better. In any event, thanks for the feedback.

Thanks for the feedback. Very helpful.