Candy over real chrome
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I was wondering how would this be possible.. I have seen finishes like this and a client wants to get a look like that on a bike tank..
Can some one suggest ideas -> guide how to do it..
It is real chrome..
We colour coded the chrome trim on a 1994 Jaguar XJS coupe last December. The car came back for some additional work 2 weeks ago and the parts still look like the day we painted them.
We used a product by House of Kolor called ‘AP01 Adhesion Promoter’. It is clear and all you need to do is thoroughly clean the part to be painted (no sanding required). You just put a LIGHT coat of the AP01 over the chrome, let it flash for 5 minutes (in a positive pressure spray booth with airflow) then we sprayed the basecoat as you would over normal primer. In this instance, you’d just start layering the candy, followed by clear.
[b]YMMV!!!! I can’t guarantee and won’t be held responsible if the finish fails on you![/b]
i have done a ton of this over the years. ap01 is the same as any other adhesion promoter for plastic. using ap01 is certainly better than using nothing but the best thing i have used and what i normally use is a product from alsa called “clear4chrome”. sprays a little funny but it works and bonds to chrome and polished metals extremely well. because of it spraying a little strange i will usually reduce it a bit, spray one coat to get the bond then switch to your normal clear with the candy dye added to it. here are some pics of some wheels i did this way. if you decide to go the adhesion promoter route then i would catalyze it the same as you would a basecoat. it kicks up the adhesion and durability quite a bit. you can use bulldog or any other clear adpro.
The way Jim c did it is the best. Check out Alsa corps. Web page they have got lots of neat stuff.
That is great but no Alsa Corp in my area.. I live in Europe, Macedonia, Skopje..
ahhh, oh well then just do it with adhesion promoter. something like bulldog or similar but put activator in it. same amt as you would in a basecoat. do one coat then goto your clearcoat with the candy dye mixed in. adpro with cat does really well. its much better than just adpro alone.
What activator goes in the Bulldog. Basecoat activator or clearcoat activator?
ALSA is basicly a self etching clear andnot at all cheap ,Bradleys SMART repair do one which in the uk comes as a 1.5 litre kit for under £30 ,adhesion promoter works well enough or try a very thin coat of PPG transparant sealer ,its a 5 to 1 mix but ad plenty of thinners and kep it to one light coat for chrome or it has some opacity ,another trick would be to use paints designed for glass ,they are very transparant just like autmotive candies
there is another product on the market called Diamond clear which will adhear to anything like shit to a blanket
Bulldog AP does not requir an acivator it is a single K product
add just a little bit of your clearcoat or basecoat activator to it. clear and base activator are the same thing. iso based urethane activators. they dont need any reactivity with what you are putting them in. they harden on their own with moisture. like basecoat its obviously not required but does the same thing for the adpro. better adhesion and locks it up a bit since its a 1k product. of course this is for your regular 1k adpros like bulldog or the hok ap01. if you have one that is supposed to be 2k then stick with the system.
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