azn5ucka86

has anyone tried this? after seeing so many of those infiniti's driving, those large chrome grills have looked pretty sweet, i'm thinking about chroming the grill on the first gen, the small trigangular type part on the hood, is it hard to remove, how would i go about doing this? has anyone done so?

http://community.webshots.com/photo/...60656463ijbRUm

there's my attempt using paint, anyone with the photoshop skills wanna try to do a better job of it?

blo2ck

its easy to remove, but you can't chorme plastic.
IT WILL MELT!

blo2ck

You could probably use chrome paint but it might look CHEAP.

azn5ucka86

dam, there's goes my idea, lol

dennis

What's up with all the lines across the grill. Maybe it's the camera?

azn5ucka86

haha i did that myself using paint, trying to give myself an idea of what it would look like if the slash marks were chromed, trying to see if someone could do a photoshop for me

dennis

From the pick it doesn't look that bad but I bet up close it will look like shit. No offense.

azn5ucka86

hmm, i may not have explained myself correctly, i didn't actually paint them in real life, i used the program "paint" in windows to draw these lines to give myself a visual idea on the computer of what it would looked like if the lines on the grill were to stand out more

DigiBox

Um, sorry, your CAN chrome plastic!!!

But, there is no one in the Bay Area that can do this. Unless, someone started to do it.

It might sound funny, but pick up an issue of Lowrider Magazine and flip through those pages. L.A. should have a bunch of places that can do this. I couple of friends of mine got their plastic pieces in their engines done back in the day from a place in San Jo. It looked good!! That place is now gone, thus L.A. is the place to look.

It's just a total different process than plating metal. The finish isn't quite as durable though.

dennis

If you can find a place to do it. Sheit I say go for it. I think it'll look good.

AllBlackCL

Real chrome is a layer of metal that is put on as a liquid. Then it dries to a solid coat. Either sprayed or dipped.
Very hot temps.
Never heard of chroming plastic.

AllBlackCL

I'm sure they have thought of some way to coat plastic and make it look like chrome by now. You'll just have to do some searching for that place.

azn5ucka86

man i'm pretty dam interested in doing this too, the chrome spray paint might not even match the chrome finish around the grill

ding069

Yeah, i know you can have it done. My friend had his grilles on his protege 5 chromed. He sent them out to washington state somewhere. They run electricity through the plastic and it keeps it from warping/melting. I was thinking the same thing about the chrome, the mesh is kinda looking a little too homegrown for me now. Anyone get any info, keep me posted. I think it was kinda pricey though.

ACsocr9

I painted my grill silver, it sort of matches the chrome. It looks really good to me and is unique. Let me know what you think of it too.

http://photos.yahoo.com/acsocr9

azn5ucka86

looks pretty damn badass, but iw ouldn't have painted the back plastic behind the emblem area silver too, haha, man i wanna get these chromed but have no options to do so

hey do u have any more pictures of the grill, more detailed pictures?

1StGenCL

Ask arron (4pumpedCL) im pretty sure he has some plastic chromed

melo72

ACsocr9: Looks Good!

Can you post some close up pics?

joeshmoe

There is a process called metallization which vacuum bonds metals to electronic components. There is a company called Vacuum Metalizing in CA. I work with electronic parts and I've used them for some work related jobs. I belive that they have a commercial process for decorative metalization, which basically means they can put a coating of metal pretty much anything.

But just to give you a heads up, it's probably not going to be cheap. It would be cheaper to get someone to professionally paint it a chrome color.

NWJeff

Of course its impossible to actualy "chrome" plastic, but there is a vacuum plating process that many manufacturers have been using since the 60's(you know typical GM). If you have ever built a model car there was plastic pieces in it that look like chrome, its the same process for our grill. I used to be into 60's muscle cars and there was a well known company that vacuum plates restoration pieces just like the factory did. Here's the link, I don't know what it would cost, or if they would even do it. http://www.mrgusa.com/rechrome.htm

ib_jimmy

wont you try using chrome films, you can get that autozone and shit.

azn5ucka86

man, i'm thinking about just bringing it to a shop to get it chrome painted, i gotta paint my bumper and lip anyways, how much you think it would run to paint something that small chrome?

what's chrome films? how does it go on?

1StGenCL

I remember someone lined (vertical parts) their 98 grill with the chrome door edging and it looked half decent

Bitchin' CL

Yeah, me too.

it looked like this:





Edit: This is not my car, it's some dude in South Carolina. More pics can be found here: http://www.customautos.net/v3/profil...w.php3?ID=eric

JR Ruiz

You can chorme plastic...but of course it's not real chrome (plastic aint metal)...Theres a company called Chrome-Tech USA....they rechrome plastic pieces for high end model builders ie. 1/24 scale cars they are located in Wisconsin and there # is 608-274-9811 give them a call see what happens.

azn5ucka86

thats the exact look i'm looking for, maybe i'll try calling this place in wisconsin, maybe it'll be a decent price

damond

I thought you can chrome plastic? Perhaps it's a different process but there are tons of chrome plastic accessories out there.

Aren't the 98-99 3.0 shifter-frame chromed plastic? Look at any Jap cruiser bikes....almost everything that is chrome on them things are plastic.

blo2ck

ok sorry for everyone who's feelings got hurt when I said you can't chrome plastic.

There are ways of making it look like real chrome.

Leon

yes you can chrome plastic!