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Old 05 February 2015, 17:18   #1
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Painting my console !!

What's the best paint to get a good finish and is hard and won't scratch easy, I've moved a lot of things around and have a look of glassed holes and can't colour match the red gel so thought I would do it black !!!
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Old 05 February 2015, 18:11   #2
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I'd go with flowcoat.

Prepped and applied properly, its hard to beat.
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Old 05 February 2015, 18:22   #3
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Yeah I agree but can you polish it up to a high gloss finish !!
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Old 05 February 2015, 19:26   #4
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Agreed,flowcoat is a great job.

International Toplac can give a great hard wearing finish with a lot less work, has a nice Grey too
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In my experience, flowcoat is tough, damage resistant and hard wearing, but very difficult to get a shiney finish and thus dulls and picks up grime quickly. I managed to get some shine but had problems with polishing through the coating on corners etc which resulted in having to re-do areas. I gave up in the end and used gloss paint over the dull flow coat.

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