Chrome Painted Fiberglass Bumpers!!

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I had to spread some evercoat to smooth the glass bumpers first to make them as smooth as possible. Then I primed and sanded with 800grit wet-dry, shot 2 overreduced coats of ppg sealer. After the sealer flashed i shot 2 heavy coats of ppg dbc black basecoat, let that flash then clearcoat. Let dry overnight!! Wet sand with 1000-1200 grit wet-dry then buff to high gloss. Then mist several coats of the chrome till desired finish!! LIGHT MIST COATS!! Let this dry(I let it dry overnight) then apply 2 light coats of basecoat colorless then reclearcoat. Done!

You can also add Alsa's candy concentrate to the basecoat colorless for a array of "Chrome" colors! I used this method on a set of Harley tanks. Chrome flames with the Lemon yellow and mandiran orange candy. Looked sweet!
 
The cans are $39.95 plus shipping. 9ozs per can. 3 cans=2 bumpers. If you by the sprayable, it is $70 for 4ozs=almost half a bumper. $1100 per gallon. That is why i use the cans. Still cheaper than a rechrome job if your steel bumpers are salvagable. Fiberglass is a big plus for racecars.

1970-1971 Dart (w/o jack slots)............................................$279.95
http://www.dantesparts.com/new-products.html
 
You can also add Alsa's candy concentrate to the basecoat colorless for a array of "Chrome" colors! I used this method on a set of Harley tanks. Chrome flames with the Lemon yellow and mandiran orange candy. Looked sweet!

Found a pic of the rear Harley fender I did and a bad cell phone pic of the Bee bumper installed
 

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So is the secret a black basecoat for a chrome looking finish? I "bumper chrome" rattlecanned (awful but it has a bit of a shine) some bezels and they turned out more gray than chrome. Maybe I should paint them black first? $20-40 a can is liveable if that is all you need, NOT black base coat, DA's top clearcoat, etc. I also heard the finished product is rather soft, and yellows over time but that may be the clearcoat. Those do look nice. Too bad my father in law doesnt work for Revell anymore (the model maker, at least 35 years ago) I would be giving him plastic stuff to vacuum plate all day!
 
So is the secret a black basecoat for a chrome looking finish? I "bumper chrome" rattlecanned (awful but it has a bit of a shine) some bezels and they turned out more gray than chrome. Maybe I should paint them black first? $20-40 a can is liveable if that is all you need, NOT black base coat, DA's top clearcoat, etc. I also heard the finished product is rather soft, and yellows over time but that may be the clearcoat. Those do look nice. Too bad my father in law doesnt work for Revell anymore (the model maker, at least 35 years ago) I would be giving him plastic stuff to vacuum plate all day!

The real secret it not the color of the basecoat. It's the prep work to make the item you are painting as smooth as glass.
As for the basecoat, black will give you a deeper look and white will give you a brighter look. I have also used other colors such as red & tan. Tan will give you an in-between look. Really, the color of the basecoat is just a tweak in the end effect. Take your time on the prep work!

You might want to do the same steps as above and give Spaz Stix Ultimate Mirror Chrome a try. www.spazstix.com
It's available in Airbrush & Aerosol. IMO the Mirror Chrome reflection comes out better and it's easier to use :finga:
 
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