Another Question About Chrome Tank.

[DaMan143]

Hey guys,

I need some more of your expert advise on this topic. Ok, I work with a woman whos husband works for Fords. He does chrome dipping. Now I ask if he can dip my fenders and tank and he said yes. My question to you is this. 1. Can this really be done like this? Do i need to take the paint off so thats its metal? Is this a wise thing to do to my bike? I want to paint the tank after so that only the flames will be chrome. Will the paint stick to the chrome? Any help would be great.

Thanks
Shawn
2002 Sportster 883C

 

[BonesFX]

I think my only question would be, "what is the clear going to hold onto". I would think that it would delaminate within a few months. As far as I know, if you scratch up the chrome and apply clear to it it's gonna look horrible. Even if you use an adhesion promoter I think your gonna run into delaminating problems.
However, I have shot a few helmets with a chrome "lettering" vinyl. It was a pain tring to get the stuff to lay flat on a round object, but that's why God made Heat-Guns!!! LOL!! Although 75% of the helmet was paint and only 25% was vinyl. so I didn't really worry about the lamination issue. Maybe you could chrome part of it and then inodize part of it??

 

[TWISTED]

Many moons ago I did a tank for someone. It was already chromed so I taped the flames off with two layers of tape and lightly sand blasted the masked area with fine silica sand. I left it masked and painted the flames. It left a rough line and high paint edge which I striped and that helped hide it a little. No clear was put on the chrome.
I never saw the guy again so I don't know how it held up. We told him it probably won't last but he wanted it done anyway. I was working at a bike shop at the time and still learning to paint. Wish I had some pics because it looked awesome. The flames were classic style yellow, orange, and red with a blue pinstripe.