I've been a paint chemist for many years and Geezer is right. Clear coating is the best way to protect the look of polished metal. Unfortunately, adhesion, corrosion resistance and weatherability are hard to achieve at the same time in a paint formulation. That's why we use multicoat paint systems.

Polyurethane clear coats can be made to stick to polished metal but you will have marginal corrosion protection and adhesion. I wouldn't drive a car like that on the street or in the rain but it would look and work great for a pure show car.

You could also powder coat the body like they do for polished rims. That should give the durability you are looking for but powder coating a car body means baking the body at +130°C. Baking a car means totally striping the car of everything that would be effected by high heat.

Just my $0.02:)

http://www.por15.com/GLISTEN-PC/productinfo/GPCGG/

Don't know about it's use as a complete body coating, but I have used it in an engine compartment and it still looks great 3 years later.

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http://www.por15.com/GLISTEN-PC/productinfo/GPCGG/

Don't know about it's use as a complete body coating, but I have used it in an engine compartment and it still looks great 3 years later.

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Very interesting product you link EScanlon. I see listed as ideal uses: as a protective coating on aluminum wheels, chrome bumpers, etc... I wonder what the durability would be, over time, on those just to name a few?...

I would have loved to use this product on my stainless steel barbeque grill....