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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 10:02 PM
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i was just curious if anyone had used the dupli color chrome and your opinion on it. Thanks
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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 10:15 PM
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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 10:24 PM
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Do you mean like to chrome the bumpers and door handles?
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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 10:33 PM
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yea i wasn't going to go crazy and chrome my car just for little things... there web site makes it look good but that doesnt mean much...
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+1 if you want it to look like REAL chrome, than this paint won't do it for ya'
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 12:41 AM
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Originally Posted by boyblue97
yea i wasn't going to go crazy and chrome my car just for little things... there web site makes it look good but that doesnt mean much...
what litte things were you thinking? just curious
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 12:32 PM
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Do an internet search under "ALSA CORP"...they have perfected a process of a chrome "paint" that is as close to chrome as you'll ever get to real chrome. The product can literally be applied to anything, even flexible surfaces. It's not cheap, but if it's chrome you want...

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Wouldn't waste your time. If you want chrome, get it done right.
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Originally Posted by diyguy
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 03:29 PM
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The cap is the only thing chrome. The paint is silver.
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Nothing comes close to chrome but the real thing. I tried duplicolor and krylon's chrome. Krylon's chrome looked like polished aluminum at best. Dupliclor was worse. If you clearcoat afterwords, whatever shine there is goes away and turns silver.
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 05:48 PM
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With due regards to all the "colonels" out there: I call that stuff "Kentucky Chrome"
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I thought Id bring back an old thread here, to show what Alsa Corp paint will look like. I agree its not chrome, but for certain things it will look pretty good. There are time's when we'd like to save some money from chroming and still have an item look like it is. Also some things cant be chromed unless there completly torn apart. Like an Engine block or Transmission. Heres a short video of my scatter shield being painted. The Engine and Transmission will be next.

http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p...kToChrome1.flv
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Originally Posted by MakoVette
I thought Id bring back an old thread here, to show what Alsa Corp paint will look like. I agree its not chrome, but for certain things it will look pretty good. There are time's when we'd like to save some money from chroming and still have an item look like it is. Also some things cant be chromed unless there completly torn apart. Like an Engine block or Transmission. Heres a short video of my scatter shield being painted. The Engine and Transmission will be next.

http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p...kToChrome1.flv
That looked pretty good in the vid. Looks like an alternative for some things that wouldn't get ANY abuse. I wonder how it would look on a fluid reserviour (sp)?
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It probably would look great. Its the preparation though, thats the hardest part. When it comes to abuse, I think that anything that you would normally paint, would hold up just fine.
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I have had extremly good luck with dupli-color products but, I have to agree dupli-color chrome is simply

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We call it Kentucky chrome and it looks like ****, don't do it
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