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Title: How To Chrome Plastic...
Post by: Alp on December 01, 2006, 08:37:23 AM

I have a friend who is looking to chrome some plastic interior trim pieces.  How does one chrome plastic so it looks factory original? thanks for the help alp

Title: How To Chrome Plastic...
Post by: staceyz on December 01, 2006, 09:12:49 AM

There is only one place around that does it, in Mission. There are 2 methods and they use the cheaper one, which is like a paint. You'd probably be better off searching in the States, do a search for plastic chrome plating. If you'd like to go with the cheaper method, call any chrome shop and they should have the number to the place in Mission...

Title: How To Chrome Plastic...
Post by: A.G. on December 01, 2006, 09:29:16 AM

Web site for place in Mission.

http://www.cvvacuumplaters.com/ (http://www.cvvacuumplaters.com/)

 

Title: How To Chrome Plastic...
Post by: dannyboy on December 01, 2006, 04:57:27 PM

theres a place in the douglas/charles st area that does it, i cant remember the name tho didnt seem like it was a cheap method... turned out really nice

Title: How To Chrome Plastic...
Post by: Mowser on December 01, 2006, 05:12:34 PM

slammedbus can correct me if I'm wrong but wouldn't Caliber Chrome here in Salmon Arm fit the bill.  The dude chromed an apple just to show that it works.  Here is a picture I took of his display at the High School Car Show that SlammedBus put on.

(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mosbackyard.com%2Fgallery%2Falbums%2Fsas2006%2Fnormal_SAS_071.jpg&hash=444229f6f081b0447edf213e0dbddf6689b73323)

To view the picture FULL SIZE use this link

http://www.mosbackyard.com/gallery/albums/...006/SAS_071.jpg (http://www.mosbackyard.com/gallery/albums/sas2006/SAS_071.jpg)

Title: How To Chrome Plastic...
Post by: steveo_32 on December 01, 2006, 11:30:08 PM

Chuck from CV Vacum platers is a great guy to deal with, Nice work seen some wonderfull stuff come from him, Phone on time thou the delay is killer because he is so backed up.
Cheers

Title: How To Chrome Plastic...
Post by: dods1600 on December 02, 2006, 01:46:45 AM

Hey mowser is that a real bear skull, that is alot of chrome.

Title: How To Chrome Plastic...
Post by: slammedbus on December 02, 2006, 07:56:29 AM

YUp real bear skull. Doug will chrome anything. They even did a whole car.

Title: How To Chrome Plastic...
Post by: dirtydeedss on December 02, 2006, 12:43:12 PM

what would you use to strip chrome off of plastic?