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sstuff,
 
What is the material to be painted? I found a can of BOSNY Chrome paint in a local hardware store. I painted some ubiquitous blue pipe to look like chrome. With one coat over primer it is OK. Probably needed two coats but...
 
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Find a can and test.
The grille is black plastic. Where did you buy this? I'd like to get a can to test first.

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Where in LOS are you ? I have a guy in CNX who sends my parts to BKK for triple chrome plating. Nice work. No issues in a long time.

Don't know if they do plastic or not.

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Where in LOS are you ? I have a guy in CNX who sends my parts to BKK for triple chrome plating. Nice work. No issues in a long time.
Don't know if they do plastic or not.
I'm in Bangkok. Can you check to see if they can do plastic and let me know how to contact them.

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On 4/3/2018 at 3:49 PM, sstuff3 said:

The grille is black plastic. Where did you buy this? I'd like to get a can to test first.

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Just a local mom and pop hardware store. I'm near Rama IV I guess i could go and have a look for you if you are near there.

 

Be aware that "Plating" can only commonly be done to metal parts. Chrome on plastic is vacuum coated, not plated in the conventional sense. 

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16 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

Just a local mom and pop hardware store. I'm near Rama IV I guess i could go and have a look for you if you are near there.

 

Be aware that "Plating" can only commonly be done to metal parts. Chrome on plastic is vacuum coated, not plated in the conventional sense. 

My Vigo door mirrors and aftermarket grill stuff are real chrome plate on plastic....

https://www.sharrettsplating.com/blog/what-do-you-know-about-plating-on-plastics/

 

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On ‎4‎/‎5‎/‎2018 at 8:41 AM, transam said:

My Vigo door mirrors and aftermarket grill stuff are real chrome plate on plastic....

https://www.sharrettsplating.com/blog/what-do-you-know-about-plating-on-plastics/

 

Unless your plastic parts magically conduct electricity your chromed parts will have been done by the first process of electroless plating and subsequently electroplated.  Whichever process is used they are both real chrome! 

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2 minutes ago, Just Weird said:

Unless your plastic parts magically conduct electricity your chromed parts will have been done by the first process of electroless plating and subsequently electroplated.  Whichever process is used they are both real chrome! 

My reply to a post was aimed to inform that plastic can be chrome plated, just needs a "primer"...

:stoner:

 

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1 minute ago, transam said:

My reply to a post was aimed to inform that plastic can be chrome plated, just needs a "primer"...

:stoner:

 

Ok, just sounded as though you had special plastic on your pickup!

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I put this chrome plate on plastic about 10 years back, the grill stuff is still like new (the mesh in the grill is stainless steel)...

The inter-cooler scoop bling chrome plate plastic is obviously cheapo as it is peeling off...

 

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