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Painting over chrome plate

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Painting over chrome plate

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whats the best way to get paint to stick and stay stuck to chrome ??
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Post by mickyd555 »

ive never heard of chrome being painted......i thnk you might be stuck with it being chrome..............unless you want to grind all the chrome off and start again........ :armsup:
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Post by 360 scout »

you can blast it with fine garnet, i use just small "snap on "speed blaster. use a good quality paint 2 pak or poly U ,make sure the whole area is roughed up paint will stick no worries.
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Post by grazza »

Scout, I am interested in getting on of those speed blasters:

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp ... ir=catalog

Can you tell me how long the sand lasts in the 1L container, and do you use an enclosed cabinet? I have never used a sandblaster but I would find one very useful.
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Re: Painting over chrome plate

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love_mud wrote:whats the best way to get paint to stick and stay stuck to chrome ??


Most good auto-paint supply shops will sell an etch primer made just for this purpose (chrome + plastics etc) but like prev. msg's mention, you gotta rough it up
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Post by 360 scout »

grazza those speed blasters are bloody handy,bit slow on the big jobs but unreal on small brackets nuts bolts etc, container size isn't a worry air supply is ! I have 17cfm comp only just keeps up make sure air is dry& regulate at about 80 psi works better than 100 psi.
don't use sand doesn't work real good & bad for your health,buy proper stuff garnet for rust paint removal,& glass beads for satin finishing alloy.& make your own cabinet.so you can reuse it.
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Post by spazbot »

that was the usd price you posted they are A$161.36 from snapon australia
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Post by Guy »

Thanks for the tips guys ..

will let you know how I get on ..
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Post by grimbo »

when bling goes bad :D


What parts are they that are getting painted as you may also find that engine enamel or a latex paint can work as well. Usually ok on parts that wont experience any wear.
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