Paintwork

[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:Me]

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!