Paintwork

[nudemetalz]

Got a question...

Aside from how awesome this 230hp turbocharged ZX10R is (http://www.fasterandfaster.net/2008/12/mad-kaw-turbo-zx-10r-from-japan.html) :clap: ...
My question is how is the green-chrome paintwork done?
I'd like to do something like that to Lady Penelope, my fire-breathing Bucket Racer.

<a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v677/turbo_NZ/?action=view&current=kaw01.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v677/turbo_NZ/kaw01.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

[imdying]

There's a few ways, all of which will cost more than the rest of your bucket put together.

[Tank]

My question is how is the green-chrome paintwork done?




Either by photoshop or huge amounts of money. In this case - Im going with Photoshop.

[Cajun]

Either by photoshop or huge amounts of money. In this case - Im going with Photoshop.

no thats the bike its a highly custom japanese dudes bike.

[Tank]

when I clicked on the link - there were banner ads for hot Asian chicks wearing very little.

Im sure SpankMe would approve!

[Tank]

no thats the bike its a highly custom japanese dudes bike.

so - How exactly do you customize a Japanese dude?




ohh - you mean the bike - oh :eek:- in that case - I still think it looks bloody terrible - just shows that $$$ dosnt buy taste.

[Slyer]

There be some mad photoshop on that photo even though the paint is for real.

[F5 Dave]

That is totally vomitable.

Chris, the bucket approved way is to cover the bike with tin foil (shiny side out) & then coat with a green (or purple you pervert) lacquer. :niceone:

[racerhead]

I think I saw something like this done before and the way they did it was have the fairings chrome plated and maybe this is just the same idea with a green dye put in with it. Not totally sure but 90% thats how it was done before.

[nudemetalz]

Okay, so my taste is in my backside, I like the green-chrome effect !! :lol:

[MentalFacility]

Chrome the bike, put semi-transperant coloured film on top after.

[imdying]

Chrome the bike, put semi-transperant coloured film on top after.There's a paint specifically designed for painting colours over chrome... Chromeillusion or ChromeFX or something similar. The Bronzing Studio in Sydney can chrome anything, they could chrome bike parts no trouble at all. Kaching.

[imdying]

No... neither of those... ChromeFX is what fiddy cent painted his lambo in, Chromillusion is the trade name of one of those ghey colour changing paints. I last saw it at RJ Pattersons, a call to them would reveal all.

[bungbung]

Formans insulation in Seaview will sell you self-adhesive alu foil tape or sheets.
Stick it on, polish it and paint it with the tinted clear coat.

[nudemetalz]

Thanks for the replies / opinions.
I might just investigate this...:crazy:

[Mystic13]

There is a process to chrome plate plastic and there are platers around in NZ that do it from memory. Google is your friend. Yeah I think it looks good in principle. I would have preferred staight out chrome finish, gold, purple or blue. And don't worry about those with different taste say. (Says the guy with a led kit and a bike that is surrounded by a blue glow at night. Best high viz option ever and it looks damned cool IMHO)

If you think about plastic toys they chrome plate them in chrome and many other shades. I assume they bond something to the plastic that the coating sticks to.

Cheers.

[R6_kid]

Saw a paint job similar to that on "Pimp my ride" but was just normal mirror/chrome finish, not coloured. It was a two part process, the basecoat is sprayed on like normal paint, and is then 'washed' which turns it to chrome finish.

It looks almost exactly the same, so i'd guess that it's the same process but done with a tint/dye in the base colour.

[firefighter]

I reakon it's kinda cool....be a bit too worried about stone ships etc though when riding it so not worthwhile unless your loaded......

[Forest]

There is a process to chrome plate plastic and there are platers around in NZ that do it from memory.

There's an electro-plater out in Otara that does it.

They paint the plastic with a special conductive paint and build up metal layers using electro-plating tanks.

A common house-hold example of this process are "chromed" shower heads. They're plastic inside but have a nice shiny chrome finish (and won't break your shower tiles if you drop it).

[AD345]

if ya find out how to get it done make sure you report back. I reckon that looks bloody good!