Chrome in a bottle??

[SousaKerry 503]

Check out this video from Jay Leno's Garrage

You can now paint on your chrome parts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-1cTpSZ1l8

[Ed Kennell 41,775]

Amazing !!!!

[jusjeepn 59]

That product has been around for awhile now. It is still very expensive. Almost as much as plating. The big advantage is pitted parts can be filled with plastic filler and coated.

[TT-(Moderator) 1,162]

There are a few videos out there of complete cars getting "chromed".

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From the RedSquare closet:

[Deere Hunter 54]

A buddy I pull with had his whole tractor painted with this product. Had it tinted a copper color. Sure does make it stand out at a pull and yes it was very expensive.

[Ken B 3,189]

Its hard to find any solid info on this stuff. How expensive is expensive?

[855ownerJoel 32]

My question exactly, what do you consider expensive?

[mattd860 162]

Ditto - the website posted in the Jay Leno video is a joke.

[SousaKerry 503]

Well here is one company that actually sells it

http://goldtouchinc.com/cosmichrome/chromechem.html

[c161rat 185]

Well here is one company that actually sells it

http://goldtouchinc....chromechem.html

WOW!!!!! Close to home.......Wonder what it is if I pick it up!!!!! would love to have some to play with but price is pretty steep!!!!

[Deere Hunter 54]

Its hard to find any solid info on this stuff. How expensive is expensive?

Well...I know he doesnt want anyone to know how much. It was over 5k, just not going to say how much over it was...

[Ken B 3,189]

Looking like I'm stickin to my Rustoleum chrome in a can! Lol!

[stevebo-(Moderator) 8,527]

The friend of mine in Danbury, CT. who just painted my truck has this "chroming" paint system. He has been doing parts for show cars and motorcycle parts. I am not sure what the cost is however if you are local and would like his contact info let me know. He does real quality work. KenB knows of his work....

[Ken B 3,189]

The friend of mine in Danbury, CT. who just painted my truck has this "chroming" paint system. He has been doing parts for show cars and motorcycle parts. I am not sure what the cost is however if you are local and would like his contact info let me know. He does real quality work. KenB knows of his work....

Yes, he is top quality. I might have to find out what it would cost to have a set of rims done......

[SousaKerry 503]

Let me know what his prices are like i might send him a few hood ornaments to shine up after bondoing up the pits.

Has anybody heard if Glenn Petitt ever got a new process nailed down for his repro's

[GlenPettit 1,717]

On the Hood Ornaments, Feb. 07, 13: The casting process does work with Brass, just getting the quality up to standards, (want a smooth finish with not much burnishing), much more complicated than I expected, (Aluminum is a lot easier to cast, but doesn't Mirror Chrome as well as brass). Chrome plating is going to be the big cost; for just 50 ornaments it may cost $40 each, up front, hoping to locate someone around here I can work with on the costs and keeping them reasonable. Activity working on this project.

Glen Pettit

This is the kind of quality I want to end up with. Plan to also make the smaller-plain original Hood Ornaments reproduced in this Mirror Chrome process.