smart51
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| posted on 20/10/09 at 09:09 PM |
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Chrome paint
These people sell chrome paint. Look at the camper van at the bottom of the page.
Shiney. Not cheap though at £150 per litre but how easy is it going to be to get a finish like the one in the picture. I've sprayed
cellulose and get a fair but of orange peel, but that can be sanded and polished. Am I right in guessing that this will be very difficult to get
right?
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nitram38
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| posted on 20/10/09 at 09:11 PM |
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You can get mirror chrome vinyl for cars, probably cheaper. Specialist firms can fit it for you
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smart51
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| posted on 20/10/09 at 09:14 PM |
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Its for a strut brace I'm making for the cappuccino so perhaps vinyl is not what I'm after. Sound interesting though.
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iank
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| posted on 20/10/09 at 09:16 PM |
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Frosts sell rattle can chrome plate effect paint. Never used it, but a lot more economic if you're not going to do large areas.
http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp?productID=8213&frostProductName=Plate%20Finish%20(310ml)
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BenB
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| posted on 20/10/09 at 09:18 PM |
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I've used rattle cans of chrome paint. Works well for relatively shiny but difficult to get the high gloss finish shown and they tell you not to
lacquer it so that's not going to help either. Suprisingly good finish though (I used plasitcote chrome finish from B+Q)....
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marcjagman
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| posted on 20/10/09 at 09:19 PM |
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If it's £150 a litre it's come down in price, used to be £230. The finish depends upon how well you have preped what is to be painted.
First coat is matte black, then the chrome paint then laquer. Takes about 10 coats to get a good finish. It's 2 pack paint and is a nightmare to
apply unless you are a pro painter, which I am not, but I have seen it being used. If your using it on smaller items it may be cheaper to have them
chromed.
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austin man
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| posted on 20/10/09 at 10:28 PM |
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have it chrome plated,
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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MikeCapon
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| posted on 21/10/09 at 07:24 AM |
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Chrome effect powder coat also exists. This may be worth considering?
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 21/10/09 at 07:45 AM |
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Yeah but look at the shine in the gloss black before the chrome paint was applied, it’s super shiny. I’ve tried various chrome paints on my r/c planes
and they never look anything more than polished aluminium, nowhere close to chrome, plus it’s quite easy to mark, add some lacquer and it goes cloudy
and dull.
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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Phil.J
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| posted on 21/10/09 at 07:49 AM |
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Or get it done professionally:
http://www.chromespray.co.uk/process.html
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 21/10/09 at 08:08 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by BenB
I've used rattle cans of chrome paint. Works well for relatively shiny but difficult to get the high gloss finish shown and they tell you not to
lacquer it so that's not going to help either. Suprisingly good finish though (I used plasitcote chrome finish from B+Q)....
I've used that before, seems OK but like BenB, not the high-gloss finish. It's certainly better than these 'silver' paints
though.
I guess you get what you pay for. 
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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scootz
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| posted on 21/10/09 at 08:24 AM |
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Looks nice, but that price...
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blakep82
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| posted on 21/10/09 at 09:49 AM |
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£60 per litre
http://www.mbscustompaints.com/metal-chrome-p-4.html
not quite the same effect, but very similar
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smart51
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| posted on 21/10/09 at 02:14 PM |
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I emailed the people yesterday asking a few things and have had an interesting reply.
The chrome paint must be sprayed over a high gloss black base coat. They say if using cellulose black, coat with a clear lacquer and polish to a high
shine but the paint must be left for several days as any remaining solvents spoil their paint. They are working on a water based 2 part clear coat /
sealer for over the top of the chrome. The chrome itself is a 1 part paint supplied ready to use so a 100ml pot contains 100ml of usable paint.
Cheap it is not.
I might not bother.
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Fred W B
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| posted on 21/10/09 at 07:17 PM |
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strut brace
If you want a shiny finish I would just save a lot of hassle and expense and make it out of stainless, then have it polished
Cheers
Fred W B
You can do it quickly. You can do it cheap. You can do it right. – Pick any two.
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 23/10/09 at 01:08 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by smart51
Its for a strut brace I'm making for the cappuccino so perhaps vinyl is not what I'm after. Sound interesting though.
Speak to you local powder coating place; you can get powder coat finishes that look very similar to real chrome.
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westy turbo
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| posted on 24/10/09 at 11:46 AM |
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my vote
http://www.alsacorp.com/
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