| Author | Message | ||
     Captainxb |
I would like to try something different . . . Painting the inside of the Translucent plastics with a chrome paint so that from the outside, it will look . . . ??? Does anyone have any thoughts on this, (not if you do or don't like the idea), but rather if you have seen it done before. Would the chrome in a spraycan be as shiny on the inside of the plastics? Would a matt silver be better? Has anyone had plastics professionally chromed, such as automotive parts? Look forward to your answers! | ||
| Rocketman |
I've used the proper chrome spray out of a rattle can, and it is most definitely not what I'd call a chrome finish by anyone's standards. Mostly imagination rather! Rocket | ||
| Bads1 |
Captain it will not stick unless you scuff it first. If you scuff it you'll see the scuffing from the good side. I was just in part of a lot experimenting with this and the translucent parts. Theres certain things that you can get away with but painting the inside without proper prep you can't | ||
| Captainxb |
Rocket . . . yeah, I've tried shiny 'copper' spray on objects, and it was nothing like the quality on the lid. Bads1 . . . you're right there, I didn't think about the prep scuffing. Thanks guys. | ||
| Chromer |
Hi guys, I'm a professional chrome plater (35yrs). It is all I have ever done. So far nothing comes close to chrome plating. However I have seen some translucent colors over nickel that looks pretty good. | ||
| Captainxb |
Hey Chromer, Can the chrome plating be done on the inside of the XB translucent plastic airbox covers? (So that it looks shiny from the outside.) Does the chrome plating affect the plastic surface that it sticks to? | ||
| Chromer |
I'm afraid not. Plating is a multi layer process and would not show through the back side of the actual plating itself. There are plastics made specifically for plating and these are usually in large number runs of parts. such as you would find on factory chrome pieces. When you take a plastic that was not made for plating it requires the application of conductive paint coatings and heavy copper plating followed by extensive polishing. So in other words yes you are doing a lot to the surface of a non-dedicated plastic when you chrome plate it. | ||
| Buellerthanyou |
Krylon makes a mirror-like spray paint designed to be sprayed on the inside of glass to create a mirrored finish when viewed from the outside. Probably not as good as a true silvered mirror, but might be worth a try and since it's made to stick to glass, plastic should be no problem. If you try it, please post pics! HellBuelly J "That's the effect of wheelie-ing backwards," the Queen said kindly: "it always makes one a little giddy at first..." --Lewis Carrollysses - Through The Looking Glass | ||
| Jedambrose |
I know this is an old thread but I was wondering if you ever tried to paint the inside of your plastics. I know there are paints made for lexan that you are supposed to paint the inside of plastic, model RC car style. |
