Chrome Paint??

[Racer87]

Hello, I have see a lot of custom painted helmets that have areas of "chrome" paint. I was wondering where I could find some of this stuff. Thanks a ton!

 

[Brian Dee]

The chrome plating you are referring to is a special process,it's actually plated,much the same as a metal part on a car.Next time cart runs take a look at Paul Trecey's helmet.Think this is what you are referring to.It's also the square root of money.
Brian Dee.

 

[Scott M]

An actual chroming shop would probably charge you an arm and a leg to do a helmet, because they add-in extra $ for a cushion in case they destroy your part. Basically, they paint on a thin substrate that has metalic powder in it, and then put your part in a copper, and then chrome bath with an electrical lead attached so that the chrome bonds.

There is laquer model paint that is a tad bit better than what you can get in a rattle can. I have not used it yet, but had a friend that has used it on an a remote control car model.
Look under liquid metal at spazstix.com

The other is at alclad2.com and I don't know of anyone that has used it yet.

 

[albertamike]

I have seen spray bombs of chrome paint at different automotive stores. I don't know how well it works though.