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Title: Priming chrome for painting
Post by: ED209 on January 28, 2011, 06:23 PM

whats the best thing to do to chrome before you paint over it?

ACCIIEEEEED?

Title: Re: Priming chrome for painting
Post by: sid1972 on January 28, 2011, 06:27 PM

you could get it 'aqua blasted' - some powder coaters do it.

 or its rough paper and elbow grease..  ;)

Title: Re: Priming chrome for painting
Post by: firebird4130 on January 28, 2011, 06:29 PM

had mine blasted at the powder coaters, couldn't work out after whether it'd been taken back to the original steel or if the chrome had just been kind of pitted, but it did the job  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Priming chrome for painting
Post by: sid1972 on January 28, 2011, 06:31 PM

 ::) it just pits the chrome - only way to remove chrome is to reverse the chroming process.  ;)

Title: Re: Priming chrome for painting
Post by: firebird4130 on January 28, 2011, 06:34 PM

 :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Priming chrome for painting
Post by: superbikedan on January 28, 2011, 09:36 PM

ED what's it for paint or powder? if it's paint than a light sandblast and etch primer

first not primer :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Priming chrome for painting
Post by: ED209 on January 29, 2011, 07:51 AM

Quote from: SuperBikeDan on January 28, 2011, 09:36 PM

ED what's it for paint or powder? if it's paint than a light sandblast and etch primer

first not primer :daumenhoch:

Alright Dan... its a budget 'can can' job - gonna have to hit it with the rough paper then etch primer  :angel:

Fookin cowbowyz!  :D

Title: Re: Priming chrome for painting
Post by: hunterdubber on January 29, 2011, 08:23 AM

I'm with Dan  :daumenhoch:

I'd give a light sand and etch primer  :) ( only because I haven't got a blasting tank  ::))

I first used etch primer , when struggling to paint plastics on my cars , it's famtastic stuff , wouldn't use owt else  :)