Originally Posted by Rochester

With my last car, I was on a mission to powdercoat a bunch of engine bits in Black Chrome. It's a beautiful finish, very much like the Black Nickel plating process that R2C does with their intake mid-pipes.

Originally Posted by Rochester

With my last car, I was on a mission to powdercoat a bunch of engine bits in Black Chrome. It's a beautiful finish, very much like the Black Nickel plating process that R2C does with their intake mid-pipes.

Originally Posted by bikezilla

Ah, I didn't realize there was a black chrome powder coating. I thought it all was opaque.
Good to know.

Originally Posted by bikezilla

Ah, I didn't realize there was a black chrome powder coating. I thought it all was opaque.
Good to know.

Originally Posted by G37xhibeet

Yup that's my plan. Intake, strut bar and IFF I do an aluminum overflow tank in future. I think I'm gonna swap all(maybe just most) my hose clamps to t -bolts and have those PC'd too (if possible)

Originally Posted by Rochester

I've also heard the color called Black Smoke. It's most certainly a gun-metal kind of color, with fine metallic flake and a lot of natural depth.

Here's an old picture... coolant pipes off my '03 Maxima, powdercoated in Black Chrome:

Originally Posted by bikezilla

Sounds nice. I'm waiting on my black nickel intakes. Now that I know about black chrome PC, I'll probably get my Cusco done. The clamps sound like a good idea, can they be done in black chrome?

Originally Posted by bikezilla

Yep, it's a thing.



It comes out decent. I think blnewt's suggestion for commercial clear coat could improve the look, or at least a bit of wet sanding or polishing just a bit. But on its own with the clear coat that comes in the kit is good enough for smaller surfaces like emblems.

Originally Posted by G37xhibeet

Did you sand that emblem?