12-14-2006, 05:10 AM
I used to have some of those 8-hole hockey masks from WalMart that were "chrome" plated. The process for plating palstic is called Vacuum Metalising. It works in a couple of stages where a base coat lacquer is applied to the plastic and baked on (but not hot enough to melt the plastic), hit with aluminum "dust" and then a top coat lacquer is applied. You can read about it and see some results here:
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But I agree with Adam that a great job can be done with chrome spray as well. There\'s also a Rub-n-Buff type chrome paint, but I\'m not sure how it works on plastic.
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But I agree with Adam that a great job can be done with chrome spray as well. There\'s also a Rub-n-Buff type chrome paint, but I\'m not sure how it works on plastic.