RJF

I was wondering if anyone new where I could send some pieces to get chromed? If anyone knows a good place or web site to go to so i can get stuff done before spring let me know at ronnie@3gcom.com
or Reply.Thanks

<small>[ December 17, 2002, 05:28 PM: Message edited by: Steve2000SS ]</small>

Tudds

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umm you can't chrome plastic... maybe buy some chrome spray paint..

Mark IXZD 150

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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Tudds:
<strong>umm you can't chrome plastic... maybe buy some chrome spray paint..</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">umm, yes you can. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" />

E-mail Deanne at Afterthoughts Auto. She has a contact for plating plastic.

RJF

Whats the e-mail??

MadIceV8

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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Mark IXZD 150:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Tudds:
<strong>umm you can't chrome plastic... maybe buy some chrome spray paint..</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">umm, yes you can. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" />

E-mail Deanne at Afterthoughts Auto. She has a contact for plating plastic.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I'm intrested in this too, I'll have to look for the e-mail addy <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> .

Mark IXZD 150

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RJF

I got a hold of them thanks for your help

theblur98ss

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Here's a place in Florida. They're very high end but do outstanding work. I think the waiting list is 16 weeks right now. Just sent some plastic center caps to them to get redone and from what I found doing research...you won't find any better. www.customcoatings.net 850-562-0538

Steve1969LS1

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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Tudds:
<strong>umm you can't chrome plastic... maybe buy some chrome spray paint..</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Then how the heck did they chrome my plastic Z06 center caps?? Or chromed plastic model parts.. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />

RJF

Thanks for all your help im looking at a few different places right now thanks for your help

BlackHawk

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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by theblur98ss:
<strong>Here's a place in Florida. They're very high end but do outstanding work. I think the waiting list is 16 weeks right now. Just sent some plastic center caps to them to get redone and from what I found doing research...you won't find any better. www.customcoatings.net 850-562-0538</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Custom Coatings did my chrome plastic side grilles/gills. They are fairly expensive and the customer service is not so hot. But this is the only place that I know of here in the U.S. that actually "chrome plates" plastic just like metal. They use a special process where the parts are first coated with zinc, and then that zinc coating is plated like any other metal part. All of the other places use a process known as Vacum Metalizing... it is not the same thing. Click on the pics in my signature if you want to see how they turned out.

But you better contact them today if you want your parts by spring. It took them several months to get my pieces back <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" /> .

<small>[ December 18, 2002, 01:37 PM: Message edited by: BlackHawk ]</small>

Tudds

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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Steve2000SS:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Tudds:
<strong>umm you can't chrome plastic... maybe buy some chrome spray paint..</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Then how the heck did they chrome my plastic Z06 center caps?? Or chromed plastic model parts.. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I'm was thinking about another chroming process that can only be done with metals becuase it goes in an acid bath, someone already corrected me and it was over with so I dunno why you are still talking about this

awesome camaro

has anyone got a picture of a chrome wisper lid??
Anyone like that idea?

'99 T/A WOT

Layson's Restorations provides a plastic chroming service. I don't have personal experience with them, but thought I'd pass the info on anyway.

Layson's Restorations

Steve1969LS1

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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Tudds:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Steve2000SS:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Tudds:
<strong>umm you can't chrome plastic... maybe buy some chrome spray paint..</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Then how the heck did they chrome my plastic Z06 center caps?? Or chromed plastic model parts.. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I'm was thinking about another chroming process that can only be done with metals becuase it goes in an acid bath, someone already corrected me and it was over with so I dunno why you are still talking about this</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Dont take it so personal.. It was nothing against you, I was just meaning that there must be more than a few places doing this since so many plastic parts are chromed..

Oh, I heard of a place called "model plating" in Bell Gardens, CA that does this also.. I havent had a chance to check it out yet though..

Here is a site where they list a ton of platers (dont think most do plastic).. you will see Model Plating listed there with a contact phone number..

http://www.namf.org/memberdirectory/malpha.cfm?word1=F

I think they do a lot of stuff for people that build custom models (hence the name).. good luck..

<small>[ December 21, 2002, 09:01 PM: Message edited by: Steve2000SS ]</small>