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Title: Anyone here that has tried spray chroming?
Post by: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on September 12, 2024, 07:58:46 PM: Watching Bangers& Cash they used spray chrome on Mini radiator grille - anyone here used it?
Title: Re: Anyone here that has tried spray chroming?
Post by: Athame57 on September 13, 2024, 07:39:52 AM: I bet I havn't! ;D
Title: Re: Anyone here that has tried spray chroming?
Post by: Bryanj on September 13, 2024, 08:04:32 AM: Wasnt that Mike Brewer on wheeler dealers?
Title: Re: Anyone here that has tried spray chroming?
Post by: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on September 13, 2024, 09:03:31 AM: Quote from: Bryanj on September 13, 2024, 08:04:32 AM
Wasnt that Mike Brewer on wheeler dealers?

My bad it was Bryan - too much daytime TV - it sounds an interesting option as Chroming is now so expensive plus powder coating is not generally DIY in application.
Title: Re: Anyone here that has tried spray chroming?
Post by: Mike_Berkshire on September 13, 2024, 06:48:32 PM: Do you know where to get it from Bryan? My starter motor cover chrome is shot and I was thinking of painting it as getting just that rechromed doesnâ€™t seem to make sense in terms of cost or time. Might be a good test case?
Title: Re: Anyone here that has tried spray chroming?
Post by: Bryanj on September 13, 2024, 07:11:07 PM: I dont think you can buy it, i remember the operator saying there was a "secret" ingredient.

Look up Mike Brewer and Elvis doing a C reg (first C!!) 850 mini in cream, they did the grill, bumpers, maybe hub caps and other bits
Title: Re: Anyone here that has tried spray chroming?
Post by: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on September 14, 2024, 09:30:02 PM: This pretty much all I could find about Chrome Spraying looks like a specialist job for Ash.

.https://www.chromespray.co.uk/

This video was interesting - looks like the ladies nail bar product have the best outcome on none metal surfaces.

.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ninpBuzNSxQ
Title: Re: Anyone here that has tried spray chroming?
Post by: Mike_Berkshire on September 15, 2024, 09:41:27 PM: Im going to buy some of that car wrapping material; they do that in chrome and a small sample is Â£4 from eBay. Enough to experiment with on a starter motor cover. Itâ€™s probably rubbish but you never know
Title: Re: Anyone here that has tried spray chroming?
Post by: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on September 15, 2024, 10:12:41 PM: When I worked for MB we had a customer who had his Maybach wrapped in silver for Limo hire. It looked pretty good. Even better was a Smart Four2 wrapped in a sort of chain mail finish it looked brilliant. If you use it on your starter cover any imperfections in the cover will show through so surface preparation is key to the outcome.