Paint your 360 key red

Tried it sanded....primer...paint...oven. Paint just chip away. Any suggestions on preventing it from chipping?

 

I've had a few chips on mine. Did you remove the metal key ring? I just used a piece of window blind cord to connect my fob to the key. However if you keep it in your pocket or the kitchen drawer with other metal objects it will get chipped. I just touched mine up with a small paint brush.
Alan

 

Strip it down to bare aluminum and be done w it..

 

I did that with mine but the paint can still chip if you drop it or it comes into contact with something sharp. I guess powder coating is the only way to ensure no chips.
Alan

 

Do you guys bake it for two hours at 250 or do you get the oven up to 25o put in key and trun it off while it stays in there for two hours

 

+1

 

Just had my buddy spray it for me at the body shop. I don't think I could have made it look this good on my own.
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Amazing threat, just came across it. I sanded and polished mine and left it shiny like this. I also got the Enzo key, but I think this looks amazing!

 

I painted one of mine, baked it, clear coated it and it still end up chipping. Used paint stripper and then sanded with 320 grit and then used mother"s metal polish. Looks like above.


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That's right Bob, I used mothers polish as well. Mother always knows best

 

Is there no electronic internals in the key housing? Prob not considering everyone is baking them.

If these cases are aluminum then they can be powdercoated. It will last forever in comparison to paint. Downside is I'd be worried about it building up too much and horse not fitting back in. Would def only need a baby coat.

 

Ditto. Funny I have the same pair in TDF. Love Rubino actually makes me like red

 

No those keys are just a simple fiat unit. Can get the blanks (without the handle piece) in almost any key shoppe

 

how do you get the old piece of key out

 

Do the Search..... There is a write up on how to swap the key blank. Some modification to the new blank is required.

 

I did before I asked ...could you point me in the direction. I've been looking for how to do this since i broke my key 2 years ago

 

Did mine yesterday. So much better. We'll see how it holds up. In any case, way better than the original chipped paint.



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Good looking key - better than the cheap looking 430 item.

 

I did mine almost 2 years ago, and it lasted for about a year before it started to discolor (no paint chips). So I just sand it back down to bear metal now. I did like it in yellow though, wish there is a more durable solution.
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Powder coating. I'm going to have mine done when I get round to it -- I painted it and it still chipped.
Alan

 

After i painted the key,i left it 24 hours to dry. I installed the center cavallino with a small dab of super glue and proceeded to immerse the key in clear polyurethane and let it dry for 24 hours,repeated the same procedure for four more days. One added benefit is that the center cavallino emblem will never fall out because of the heavy coat of polyurethane. Give it a try.

 

Very nice examples on here. Going to have to try it myself.

 

I tried the dyi. Don't have the skills to make it look that nice. I took it to a body shop and paid them to spray it with auto paint.looks awesome.

 

Has anyone powder coated their key themselves

 

So my daughter just noticed the silver horse was missing from my key.sources. Googled it and found a bunch of Chinese products that I'm not even sure it's whats I need .


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