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Chrome Paint

#1 PostAuthor: wheelysteve » Sat Nov 29, 2014 5:52 pm

I have been cleaning up the inside of the front mudguard on the Z1. Have removed all the rust and treated and primed with Hammerite stuff. I'm looking to spray the inside with something that might resemble the original dull chrome finish. Has anyone used one of the "chrome" spray paints available, and have they been any good?

Some of the feedback I've seen says they look good initially but degrade quickly when heat/cold/moisture gets to them.

All advice appreciated :lol:

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#2 PostAuthor: z1bman » Sat Nov 29, 2014 6:53 pm

any rust treat with jenolite then paint with aluminium paint
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#3 PostAuthor: KeithZ1R » Sun Nov 30, 2014 8:30 am

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#4 PostAuthor: Charlie » Sun Nov 30, 2014 11:07 am

The chrome spray I used was the Spectra stuff, and while it would not pass for true chrome, it's surprisingly good. As with all painting though, the result depends on the prep.
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#5 PostAuthor: A1John » Sun Nov 30, 2014 1:39 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvtRYZ5EasA
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#6 PostAuthor: jimmock » Sun Nov 30, 2014 1:42 pm

Charlie wrote:The chrome spray I used was the Spectra stuff, and while it would not pass for true chrome, it's surprisingly good. As with all painting though, the result depends on the prep.


NOTHING will ever pass for chrome !!

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#7 PostAuthor: Jay1969 » Sun Nov 30, 2014 1:49 pm

A1John wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvtRYZ5EasA


I would suggest that too for the odd surface bits 'n bobs, it's getting
popular in the car industry I understand?
Do you use it for restoring Jukebox parts?

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#8 PostAuthor: A1John » Sun Nov 30, 2014 2:15 pm

Jay1969 wrote:
A1John wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvtRYZ5EasA


I would suggest that too for the odd surface bits 'n bobs, it's getting
popular in the car industry I understand?
Do you use it for restoring Jukebox parts?

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yes, very good if you take your time, a mate of mine used it on the exhaust link pipe on a z1000 and it stood up well.
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#9 PostAuthor: Charlie » Sun Nov 30, 2014 5:16 pm

I used this sort of thing here I still got a decent finish and it was much less fiddly. No way would it be mistaken for real chrome, but I doubt anything other than real chrome would ? I thought mine was Spectra, but it must have not been ...
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#10 PostAuthor: jphaynes669 » Sun Nov 30, 2014 7:21 pm

I used a product call plasticote, it was a fake chrome paint (aerosol) and it werent too bad. Thorough preperation was vital as this was to the underside of a rear mudgaurd on a gt250 suzuki. Its available in wilkinsons shops, about a tenner I think.
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