stratplus

I thought some of you would find the spray on chrome plating process interesting and possibly be able to use it on some of your projects.

wmf62

so cooool...
Bill

Fawndeuce

That is amazing to watch, I wonder how it would look on c1 or C2 bumpers? I wonder if once they were installed if you could tell without looking really closely?



Paul

5thvet

Wow, that IS incredible!

Frankie the Fink

I dunno....almost too good to be true...
I'd have to see it up close; but what a great deal if it works as advertised!

Kerrmudgeon

Wow, that could revolutionize the restoration business. My 56 hood bird looks just like that pitted one. Lot's of plated pot metal on old cars.

5thvet

Checked their website and it is still under construction and in German. No place to order or anything.

SDVette

I'm very interested to learn more about this.
I have a *LOT* of pitted chrome on my '61 to deal with.

HHZ06

Try to order one.

BOB WINSKI

There is a video on youtube of a guy doing a whole car

mrg

If seeing is believing.....WOW

SpartyGW

West Coast Customs did a whole car in this for Monster Cable.

TheSaint

The site in Germany
www.chromesolutions.de

Another site that says that the German company seems to have gone out of business:
http://www.ridelust.com/new-process-...hrome-plating/

Links to the closest competitors
http://www.alsacorp.com/

http://www.sprayonchrome.com/index2.html

mike coletta

I actually looked at buying a system from Alsa. This is a PAINT process, not plating. Probably OK for small parts, but wouldn't be good on something like bumpers. The materials to achieve this are VERY expensive, and it is HUGE work to get it to look good. Surfaces are prepped, primed and painted just like you would a car. You then must apply a very slick coat of gloss black, and buff it to a mirror finish. The "chrome" paint is then applied. After that is all washed off, you have to clear coat it, which takes away some of the chrome plating look. I did an intake cover for an LS6, and a couple of C1 female hood latches. They looked ok, but had a ton of time, and about the same money if I would have sent them out for plating. The intake started to fog (from the heat), after about 6 months. Cool idea, just not very practical for a car that you're going to drive.

Mike Coletta

5thvet

Great info, thanks Mike. Good to hear from someone who actually tried it and put it to practical use.

Frankie the Fink

Kinda what I figured or it'd be more prevalent in our hobby.

oldsarge

I don't think I would want to use it to represent real chrome parts, but would maybe look good as a dress up to a few items.

mspry

That is very cool!

Scott Marzahl

I spent last winter in Moscow and walked past this butt ugly Porsche everyday, looks to be the same type of paint process.

70mph@2200rpm

That Porsche in front of that building says it all...welcome to "Russian customizing".