Is there a way to re-chrome the plastic fog grills? Can't find my eastwood catalog. Thought maybe they had something like that.

david

You can buy them new still ya know..
Black paint doesn't look too bad on them either.

That chrome paint at Autozone should be taken seriously too.

If you clean all the flash off (scraped with a modeling knife), and steel wool (lightly man, it's plastic! I do 00, then 0000) the little crap out, you can get some 'better than acceptable' results.

Oh, and it costs about $8, and an hour.


M

Redshift,has something there about the chrome paint on plastic.............I've seen some amazing results! can also be used to do your tail light and blinker buckets in side

I did the blinker and tail light buckets with chrome paint. I was hesitant at first but the rattlecan chrome paint really gave me good results on buckets.

Marc-André

I totally ignore the instructions on the can.

I prime the parts after removing the flash, and cleaning, polish the prime, then I dust on coats.. dry tacky in 10 minutes.. I repeat that until I have full coverage, almost a dusting.

It holds up really well, june bugs be damned.

-splat!-



M

Show us some pics of them.. I have a few sets that need to be done.


B

Willdoo, gimme a few days to get at a camera with my car nearby.


M

just wondering what you prime the part with since it is plastic. Do you use any old primer?

thanks,
david

Just found this

http://www.caswellplating.com/kits/silvaspray.html

I used Krylon last time.

Just stay away from cheapo brands, you want a high solid content, it polishes better, and the more the primer shines, the more the finished piece shines.

Ever make models, and use metalizers? Same deal.


M

Do you put a clear over the chrome paint?

-Rusty

P.S. Can you strip the old finish off with oven-cleaner?

Nope Rusty, it's pretty hard stuff..

I keep talking about polishing the primer, but forgot to mention I use cotton, with a very light touch, and q-tips for the lil places. Very lightly. I have owned a 911, I can be anal-retarded.

Hmmph!

I have a nasty spare horn grille, looks like a good candidate for a photo session.


M

A client of ours has a bodyshop
Soon he'll have a new paint system that will allow them to spraypaint chrome anything you like.
Works on plastics (like the fog grills, trim pieces etc.) but also on bumpers and wheels
You can't tell the difference between this paint and real chrome (which is expensive and difficult, some times impossible)

So, imagine, you have a steel bumper, with a few dents. They clean it up, prime it and spray it... Next thing you know you have a brand spanking new chrome bumper

You could try chroming a steel bumper, but it has to be perfect to begin with (no dents etc) and it will cost ya

cheers,

Jeroen

I want my whole car that color.

-bling-



M

Hey Redshift, what was the product at Autozone called? I bought some stuff, but I dont think I got the right one...

Andrew

(doing the wheels..)

Brand is 'Plasti-Kote', and it's called 'Bumper Chrome'..

Yo! Calgon! Take me away!

-bling-






M

I used the chrome paint on the grills for the "Rocket"....aceptable and looked great from 3 feet +...