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Other Stuff => Misc / Open => Topic started by: SteveW on June 25, 2020, 09:43:03 PM

Title: Chrome paint
Post by: SteveW on June 25, 2020, 09:43:03 PM: Does chrome paint actually exist?
Bought a small can of Plasticote chrome paint to refurbish my side panel badges. The can had a nice shiny gleaming chrome cap on so I thought this would do the job.

Tested it on a old broken bit of badge and surprise surprise it’s just bog standard silver paint and bears no resemblance to chrome whatsoever.

Anyone had any luck with chrome paint or is the same as tartan paint, unavailable?
Title: Re: Chrome paint
Post by: Nurse Julie on June 25, 2020, 09:47:24 PM: I used the Plasticote chrome paint years ago, not on a bike, but it was very chrome like. The can needed an awful lot of shaking IIRC, or it did just come out as silver.
Title: Re: Chrome paint
Post by: SteveW on June 25, 2020, 10:01:20 PM: Quote from: Nurse Julie on June 25, 2020, 09:47:24 PM
I used the Plasticote chrome paint years ago, not on a bike, but it was very chrome like. The can needed an awful lot of shaking IIRC, or it did just come out as silver.

Okay, thanks, I’ll try again tomorrow :)
Title: Re: Chrome paint
Post by: SPR on June 25, 2020, 10:32:32 PM: it does exist but is extremely expensive

https://www.stardustcolors.co.uk/chrome-paint/1229-brush-on-chrome-chrome-paint-using-brush.html

Simon
Title: Re: Chrome paint
Post by: MrDavo on June 26, 2020, 03:43:45 PM: I had my 911 wheels professionally refurbished in a chrome paint finish called 'shadow chrome'. It was sprayed on, apparently it has to be done over a black undercoat, I don't know why. It does look like chrome, though, rather than just silver.

(https://i.postimg.cc/zv5frpmT/IMG-4269.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/76pvDb3m/84137076-3044798688892509-481706158776647680-n.jpg)
Title: Re: Chrome paint
Post by: philward on June 26, 2020, 05:42:08 PM: They look suberb Dave
Title: Re: Chrome paint
Post by: Tomb on June 27, 2020, 10:29:36 AM: Heres some silverchrome powder coating I did on a mudguard bracket with a home coating kit.

(http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r221/TomBiles/Tubebending001.jpg)

Excuse Photobucket screwing up my pics