Author Topic: black chrome (Read 1177 times)

Glen · « **on:** June 11, 2010, 12:00 PM »

whats the finish applied over normal chrome to get black chrome? I seem to remember Neil mentioning some kind of tinted lacquer ?

monkian · « **Reply #1 on:** June 11, 2010, 12:16 PM »

I'm not sure but didn't he come up with a paint effect to replicate the look?
Probably best to post something on rewind.

QUADROPHENIA · « **Reply #2 on:** June 11, 2010, 04:17 PM »

i havent seen black chrome replicated yet, but did get quoted £350 to get a f&f done

meticulous · « **Reply #3 on:** June 11, 2010, 07:18 PM »

the chromers i use say its a process that they called bastardising the chrome, not a coating over the top......

markyp · « **Reply #4 on:** June 11, 2010, 10:13 PM »

Quote from: meticulous on June 11, 2010, 07:18 PM

the chromers i use say its a process that they called bastardising the chrome, not a coating over the top......

most chromers seem to be able to barstardise it lately

Spen69 · « **Reply #5 on:** June 12, 2010, 12:50 AM »

Mark (FHMreader) and Neil (N2CUS) had a sort of laquer that got sprayed over polished chrome. Mark had the colour spot on, and Neil put his custom touch to it.

FHMreader is an exact match and is almost brown in the light

N2Cus has a sort of grey / green hue to it

I think the chrome was actually tinted when it was laid originally though, but they'll be plenty on here who can confirm that

Spen

Glynnyboy · « **Reply #6 on:** June 12, 2010, 04:01 PM »

I think when n2cus did that pro class it was just black paint. The frame had been blasted 1st and was free of chrome altogether.
The paint effect he researched for ages to go over chrome was for the harry leary turbo.
FHM seems have got close for Pro class and n2cus close for the HLT.
FHM also did a black chrome finish which was darker than his pro class one, it was for the CW phase 1 that db250 did a couple of year ago. That looked lush too.

Spen69 · « **Reply #7 on:** June 13, 2010, 01:53 PM »

Yep, Neil did a black ProClass as it was my old one before I bought the one in the photo above off DB250 and he wanted to do something custom

Mark FHMReader does a load of work for Burnerworld and they all use him for tier Night Burners and Super Tuff Burners, so he's got this colouring over chrome pretty nailed - the custom Job Neil did for my daughter's Mingoose (the Mini-Class!) was an experiment and looks fookin' awesome, so I kept it that colour. Mind you, the chrome underneath has to be pretty good from memory.

Spen