motormadj 0 Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 Has anyone ever cromed their engine bay??? n i mean the actually car not the engine or any of its parts??? Link to post Share on other sites
xyber 1 Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 You wouldnt be able to chrome the bay really as it would require a complete strip and a massive amount of work, you can get a special paint that gives a perfect mirror finish, which bmw and volvo have used in TV adverts, it looks awesome but iirc it was something mental like £200 for 500ml and needed several coats and a completly blemish free surface to spray onto or the effect gets ruined. You would probably be looking at over £2000 just for the prep work labour costs and spraying Link to post Share on other sites
motormadj 0 Posted July 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 right dont think ill be doin that then. lol Link to post Share on other sites
motormadj 0 Posted July 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 just looked............ eh? Link to post Share on other sites
xyber 1 Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 http://www.chromapart.co.uk/mirrachrome.htmthats the site i found when i was trying to get a price Link to post Share on other sites
motormadj 0 Posted July 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 oh right yeah cool, i went to that anvari site u put in above. lol Link to post Share on other sites
motormadj 0 Posted July 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 49 quid plus vat for a square foot should do the bay in under a grand? Link to post Share on other sites
xyber 1 Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 its no so much the cost of the paint, its the labour on the prep work thats the killer, would look good though, only thing is it would make your engine look filthy haha. you could possibly get the same effect for alot cheaper with vinyl? maybe....? Link to post Share on other sites
craggsy 91 Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 The prep is the key to it all tho Link to post Share on other sites
motormadj 0 Posted July 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 yeah, id rather spend that sort of cash puttin a charger on anyway. Link to post Share on other sites
gavinvr6 0 Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 if you google chrome plating kits you can get a wand type plater that deposits small amount of chrome/silver via a sponge attached to an electrode, will probably cost a fortune in solution and take a year to do but the efforts would be worth it Link to post Share on other sites
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