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plastic chrome

Posted: March 31, 2008, 6:47 pm
by Pappy
I was told that an episode of my classic car had a company that took plastic chrome and applied real chrome did any one catch this show and what is the name and or contact info thanx

Posted: March 31, 2008, 7:01 pm
by Johnny Canuck
Yes I did see it. I don't think it's anything like cheap.

You might try the website for that show, to start.

Posted: March 31, 2008, 7:08 pm
by Greg D

Posted: March 31, 2008, 7:12 pm
by Johnny Canuck
No it wasn't vacuum plating. they first somehow plated the plastic with copper, then actually chromed the copper, IIRC.

Posted: March 31, 2008, 7:15 pm
by Greg D
That is a new one on me JC.
I automatically thought of a 65 - 66 CC dash, the original process to plate them was vacuum plating.

Posted: March 31, 2008, 7:24 pm
by Johnny Canuck

Posted: March 31, 2008, 7:36 pm
by Johnny Canuck
I saw another type, on Rides or Overhauling where they sprayed it on kind of and they chrome plated a balloon. That one was cool too. No idea what that was.

Posted: March 31, 2008, 8:16 pm
by FarmTrk
Hey guys, I think the chrome guy on Classic Cars was Paul's' Chrome Plating. They say they actually apply some kind of real metal to the plastic and then chrome that.
I just had my dash chromed by a company in Vancouver BC and it came back very nice.

Posted: March 31, 2008, 9:11 pm
by Uncle Skip
Mr. G's in Fort Worth, Texas.
Do a Google.
Foatwuth I luv yew.
U@ss

Posted: April 1, 2008, 6:18 pm
by ezernut9mm
there's a place here in kc that will plate anything and warrenty it. let me find their site...

http://www.unique-chrome.com/Home/tabid/36/Default.aspx