Paintwork

**nudemetalz** · 17th December 2008, 11:24

Got a question...

Aside from how awesome this 230hp turbocharged ZX10R is (http://www.fasterandfaster.net/2008/...rom-japan.html)

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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.

**imdying** · 17th December 2008, 11:28

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

**Tank** · 17th December 2008, 12:03

Originally Posted by nudemetalz

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** · 17th December 2008, 12:06

Originally Posted by Tank

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** · 17th December 2008, 12:08

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

Im sure SpankMe would approve!

**Tank** · 17th December 2008, 12:10

Originally Posted by Cajun

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

- in that case - I still think it looks bloody terrible - just shows that $$$ dosnt buy taste.

**Slyer** · 17th December 2008, 12:14

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

**F5 Dave** · 17th December 2008, 12:14

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.

**racerhead** · 17th December 2008, 12:15

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** · 17th December 2008, 12:29

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

**MentalFacility** · 17th December 2008, 12:32

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

**imdying** · 17th December 2008, 12:47

Originally Posted by MentalFacility

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** · 17th December 2008, 12:49

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.