Outer Limits 4x4 Board

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

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........

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.

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.

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

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.

that was the usd price you posted they are A$161.36 from snapon australia

Thanks for the tips guys ..

will let you know how I get on ..

when bling goes bad


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.