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Old 10-23-2005, 04:38 AM
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Chrome?
Which paint is chrome? I tried a lot of metallic paints but none of them are chrome enough to look good on mufflers.
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Old 10-23-2005, 05:42 AM
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Chrome is chrome. It's not a paint.

Not that I know what I'm talking about.
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Old 10-23-2005, 05:42 AM
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The best chrome paint is made by Alclad, check your hobby stores or online.
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Old 10-23-2005, 10:16 AM
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are we talking models...
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Old 10-23-2005, 10:43 AM
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Old 10-23-2005, 11:45 AM
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I work in the car paint section of Canadian Tire if ur in canada and duplicolour has a decent chrome spray paint although idk for sure if it'll be good enough on your exhaust
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Old 10-23-2005, 12:02 PM
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Tamiya might have a chrome spray. I know Krylon makes chrome spraypaint
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Old 10-23-2005, 01:21 PM
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Old 05-05-2007, 12:20 AM
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Baremetal foil is the closest thing you will get to chrome. When polished, it is hard to tell the difference.
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Old 05-08-2007, 05:48 AM
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Whether you use Alclad 2 or BMF it comes down to how skilled you are at apply them.

BTW, what do you use to polish BMF?
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Old 05-25-2007, 12:30 PM
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Does anybody make adhesive foils other than Bare Metal Foil?

I'm looking for "steel," that is, something less brilliant than chrome, for the interior of a 40's race car. I'd also like to find nickel and bronze, for the same application. And of course the impossible scale metal: machined stainless for dashes.

IMO, nothing looks better than that mix of wood, leather and bare metals you see in those old cars. That's just one of many reasons why I like them.

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Old 05-25-2007, 12:48 PM
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Best thing to do there is mask off and spray metalizers either from Testors or Alclad.
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Old 11-14-2007, 03:05 PM
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Hey Nuke,
You can send your parts out to get them chrome plated but it's not cheap which is why most guys use Alclad or BMF.
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