Chrome paint ?

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Chrome paint ?

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Any suggestions ? I have an old beat up springer that I had the rust blasted off of and I want it to look kind of pretty. I'm not a fan of painted springers and I'm not a fan of spending my inheritance on chrome. Anybody here have experience or reccomendations for chrome paint ?

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Very nice. Do you know of any particular brand that is better than the others ?
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Powder coat is and option. Frame in the background is powder coat, frame in foreground is actual chrome.
Less worry of hydrogen embrittlement.
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buttcan wrote:Very nice. Do you know of any particular brand that is better than the others ?
The swingarm is in powdercoat.

(An unrelated story) An aquaintance built a custom '36 show car and powdercoated some of the visible suspension parts in chrome color. Hard to tell the difference, still had lots of " POP".

http://www.alsacorp.com/products/mirrac ... chrome.htm

http://www.innate.com/Paint/Chrome/Chrome.htm
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If you go with Powder, Prismatic Powders Super Chrome is worth a look.Look it up on Youtube.I'll be ordering some to do an old Fishing Reel I have.It is a two stage Powder, so you'll have to clear it.
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I Have used HOK....base is black and it looks sweet .....just scratches like the real paint
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