Spray on Chrome

RedFish said

I wish you luck but you may discover you've paid someone to do the easy part.
The detail painting is very difficult and time consuming. You'll need liquid mask and a steedy hand.
Niether the black or the argent/silver is glossy. Duplicolor trim black isn't perfect but close enough. Mopars argent rallye wheel paint isn't exact match either but close enough for use on dashes,console tops, most anywhere.

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Thanks!
yeah I know that he's just doing the easy part. but it's something I can't do. I figure if I do all the rest since I've got way more time than money I can do it. When I was a kid (a long time ago) up in Michigan I had a job at an auto suppliers place putting the black paint in the chrome knobs and the white lettering on the bezels , but we had a thin metal stencil that overlay the bezel when we sprayed the bigger colors. that's what I'm going to make to help define the lines on the bezels and it'll help me so I dont screw up. so I have some idea of how much work it takes (way more than it looks like too!) it was the WORST summer job I've ever had! I still cant look at a 65 Pontiac (I think a Catalina and for some reason I got stuck doing them when I worked there) or 65 Plymouth Satellite dashboard without remembering that couple of summers. made good money for a 15 YO but the work sucked!

I've got the liquid mask from a while ago when I was putting stripes and such back on my old 75 goldwing and didn't use it all. I found that by doing the fineline tape first to straighten the lines out and then liquid masking then removing fine lines tape I came out with a much nicer job than me trying to make a straight line or sharp corner. and I've got some duplicolor and SEM trim black laying around that I can test also on a spray out. got a friend coming over with his original bezel so I can match his up as close as I can. thank again for your info.