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chopchop
 Post subject: chrome bini paintjob
PostPosted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 9:16 pm 
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dont know if its been up b4, but pretty mad paint job. you would stand out on a sunny day!
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David Bowie had a MK1 done the same

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you would think it would scratch up pretty easy?
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Ok it was a rover .... my bad... but
http://www.olliver.plus.com/gallery/gallery2.htm

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i wouldnt think it could be road legal would blind other road users

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chopchop wrote:
you would think it would scratch up pretty easy?


Yeah would be interesting I was speaking to my panel beater about this paint a few months ago, I guess it would scratch just like any paint???

Most likely be like black and show every little thing
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yeah, would'nt like the chances of rego!
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rego would be a breeze!!!

colour = silver!!!

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thats f**ken awesome, thats soo cool, i recon just the roof chrome would be sweet!!

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faaaa even the windows on the bowie rover are chrome tinted... Whats going on with the wheels? why not get chrome rubbers aswell?
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In all seriousness... what about doing this to the INSIDE of an old school mini...??

Does anyone know if this type of paint cracks due to panel flex..? I was thinking of chroming up the entire inside of my car for something different (covered normally but then uncovered for shows) but never asked the questions......
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If it's true chrome, then it's a bare metal dipped in copper solution, then nickle dipped and so on. So you need huge baths to get the components in to get coated; it's not a spray on paint. That's why you don't often see chromed cars. Also that's why the whole component needs to be chromed as there's no way of excluding the chroming process from one part of it.
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It's a spray on not true chrome, looks great but 8)
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it even comes in different colours. heres a web site that sells it
http://www.alsacorp.com/products/mirrac ... a_show.htm
you can even chrome upholstery! bling bling
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I like the Candy Apple 8)

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