Has anyone tried this or something like it? I think it would be great for those who have chrome plastic gage cluster trim. The chrome is gone on my Fairlane cluster.
Expensive, fragile, and still won't look like chrome. It photographs better than it looks. If you can find a '62 Fairlane, all the dash trim on those is chrome die-cast, no plastic. You can have the plastic cluster re-plated by the way, there's guys that do it.
I am proud of the HAMB, it has been like a year since someone asked about chrome in a can. We should have one of those signs like they do at the factory; "It has been 01 days since a spray chrome thread" Chrome wasn't built in a spray
Must have made it's annual appearance on FB again. As Steve said, there are certain things such as die cast or maybe chromed plastic interior trim where it might work but it isn't going to look right on your bumper or grill.
Jivin Jer tried it on some garnish moldings for his chopped Ford coupe. It didn't survive installation....
Jay Leno did a Video on this a while back, but now if you Google it the video has been shut down, guess it's not all that good after all.
Whenever this comes up it reminds me of the medieval alchemists search for a formula to turn base metal into gold. They didn't have any luck either...
Jivin Jer is one member who tried it for his window garnish and that experiment delivered a fail in a fairly short time. He has posted about it.
I tried it on my 32 frame but didn't realize that Rain-x eats paint! Now 10 years later the undercoat is showing in patches and the chrome that is left looks like aluminum. I have done 36k miles and being a country car that means lots of stones and bugs. As everyone says there is no substitute for chrome which is what I've used on my current build.
The stuff ive seen that works is like 150 for the setup, paint it black first as a basecoat then the chrome junk it does some weird reaction and becomes mirror like...still paint and wont last but what does? I dont think theres a chrome shop in oregon, thats why i was researching other methods
ammoniacol silver nitrate comes in contact with something like formaldehyde in water and pure silver("chrome") appears. All are in water solutions. Makes real pretty mirrors. Great science class demo. Silver tarnishes and chrome look goes away.
I sprayed the grille on my 1951 Ford Pick-Up. I don't remember the brand. It looked good for a while, but then turned to an aluminum color.
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