Rattle can over chrome?
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Rattle can over chrome?
I want to paint my chrome wheel spikes Black. Can i do this and get the paint to stick if i sand them first?
I don't want to have to get them powder coated as i do not want to pay the extra $$$ and wait two weeks
Thanks in advance
Ps I was thinking of using a black lacquer and then buffing them out
I don't want to have to get them powder coated as i do not want to pay the extra $$$ and wait two weeks
Thanks in advance
Ps I was thinking of using a black lacquer and then buffing them out
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RE: Rattle can over chrome?
I used to paint chrome parts alot. trust me it only looks good for a few days, after a couple miles all that little bits of dust and pebbles will turn it into a hideous combination of black and chrome, and the surface will be too rough to repaint.
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RE: Rattle can over chrome?
Get the ceramic high-heat stuff....if you want gloss use the flat version with the gloss over it...poor man's powdercoating but looks and works great. If you can, get a heat gun or a small used oven or something and bake the parts after the paint cures, it hardens up and looks great.
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Ok well i just sanding the chrome spikes and they came out a really cool brushed finish...If the paint dosn't stick I will just strip and leave the Brushed finish until i can get them Powder coated
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RE: Rattle can over chrome?
Dont know if you have seen this or not.....Dupli-Color has a paint that you can apply over chrome and it works real well, as I have used it to give a transparent "anodized" look to some of the parts on my 72 Camaro, and will use it on my bile as soon as I get it! If you go to the website there is a link at the bottom of the page called "As seen on TV" and look to the right for the one labeled METALCAST. They don't have a black yet, but they do have a new addition called smoke....hope this helps...www.dupli-color.com
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Ok well i just sanding the chrome spikes and they came out a really cool brushed finish...If the paint dosn't stick I will just strip and leave the Brushed finish until i can get them Powder coated
Ok well i just sanding the chrome spikes and they came out a really cool brushed finish...If the paint dosn't stick I will just strip and leave the Brushed finish until i can get them Powder coated
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