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ABrit 10-27-2019 06:34 PM

Repainting brass window frames
 
I need to repaint the brass window frames which have been stripped. Can anyone advise on the best painting process for these. These were black from an 85 targa.

roblav 10-27-2019 06:41 PM

AFAIK, window frames were chromed brass only through 1967. Yours should be black anodized aluminum.

ABrit 10-27-2019 07:20 PM

Nope they are definitely brass section and were factory painted black. I have stripped some of the old paint and it appears that it does not have a primer/undercoat either. I have photos but need to learn how to add to the thread.

ABrit 10-27-2019 07:21 PM

Oh this car was originally delivered in Britain.

Arne2 10-27-2019 07:45 PM

On my previous '84 coupe, the window frame was aluminum. The black finish on mine had no primer either. I suspect the original finish is a baked powder coat finish.

I would normally refinish the same way, having them powder coated again. If you wish to paint them yourself, the process would be no different than any other paint on metal. Sand lightly, prime and paint.

Andy Somogyi 10-28-2019 07:38 AM

I’m upgrading my 76 912 to pop-out style, and I’m using the brass frames. When I first got them, they were really beat up, but I took them to a local chrome shop, and they did a great job refinishing them.

Haven’t fit them yet, but hoping the chrome matches the rest of the polished Aluminium trim.

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ABrit 03-12-2020 12:00 AM

Here are the frames

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911pcars 03-12-2020 12:47 AM

I suggest Ceracote. Look up the coating properties.

Sherwood


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