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DIY Chrome
Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 8:29 am
by C.O.R.A
Re: DIY Chrome
Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 11:30 am
by Cylon-Knight
Very cool!
Thank you for sharing the link
Now to try to chrome...

Re: DIY Chrome
Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 4:18 pm
by rustycylon
looks like it could be just what I need

Re: DIY Chrome
Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2013 12:17 pm
by rustycylon
I had a dabble with the alclad2 chrome paint today

Re: DIY Chrome
Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2013 2:01 pm
by Red Eye
Wow, looks similar to my armor... good work!
Re: DIY Chrome
Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2013 8:22 pm
by Cylon-Knight
Did you do everything? Polish and such...
Did you use a black base coat or white?
Re: DIY Chrome
Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 2:34 am
by rustycylon
I grey primered the belt buckles
left it to dry a few hours then
flatted down with wet and dry
I sprayed it gloss black with a spray can
left it 10 minutes
then sprayed a very light dusting coat of chrome with a airbrush pressure very low
left it a minute or 2
then sprayed a second slightly heavier coat of chrome pressure still low
left it out in the sun to dry for a couple of hours.
if you think you have sprayed enough chrome paint on you will probably find you have infact sprayed on way too much and what you will end up with is dull silver
Re: DIY Chrome
Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 2:28 pm
by rustycylon
done a few more pieces today
Re: DIY Chrome
Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 12:44 am
by Red Eye
Nice work!
Re: DIY Chrome
Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 11:05 am
by Dargas
Looks nice! although I think you would
Re: DIY Chrome
Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 11:23 am
by rustycylon
I did try doing one over white as I too thought it would work better, but it didn't. I don't know why.
Re: DIY Chrome
Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 11:36 am
by Hammer3246
Wonder what a yellow under coat would do other than black or white?
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Re: DIY Chrome
Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 2:51 pm
by GoldCylon
Did you polish the chrome finish before you clear coated it? If you polish it with a microfiber cloth before you clear coat you can increase the luster of the finish.

Re: DIY Chrome
Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 7:05 pm
by Flyboy
Looking great!
Re: DIY Chrome
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 2:13 pm
by rustycylon
I havn't clearcoated it yet.