can you chrome dip plastic?
06-19-2002, 08:29 PM
#1
can you chrome dip plastic?
i was wondering cause i want to chrome-dipp the plastic valve cover piece.
anybody know how much it would cost? carbon fiber was too expensive so i gave up. chrome was my second imagination.
thanks
anybody know how much it would cost? carbon fiber was too expensive so i gave up. chrome was my second imagination.
thanks
06-19-2002, 08:35 PM
#2
Re: can you chrome dip plastic?
Originally posted by 1HOTMAX
i was wondering cause i want to chrome-dipp the plastic valve cover piece.
anybody know how much it would cost? carbon fiber was too expensive so i gave up. chrome was my second imagination.
thanks
i was wondering cause i want to chrome-dipp the plastic valve cover piece.
anybody know how much it would cost? carbon fiber was too expensive so i gave up. chrome was my second imagination.
thanks
06-19-2002, 09:11 PM
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It's called vacuum metallizing or vacuum depositing. There are bunch of plastic that have been chrome plated...ie. Levco shiftknobs, vintage car gauge consoles, license plate frames, bathroom fixtures. I'm actually looking into getting one done just to test it out. I just need to find a spare plug cover.
06-20-2002, 05:34 AM
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1MAX2NV is right. It's not really a chroming process >>
like what's done to metals because plastics don't conduct.
This is what got from a material process book here at work:
"The part is dipped in several successive tanks of a weak solution of muratic acid. This eats all the dirt, oils, and other contaminates off the surface of the part. Next, the part goes through a nickel bath. It is the nickel coating that inhibits rust and corrosion. The depth of the nickel plating determines the ultimate resistance to the elements. The process is normally measured in terms of the amount of time the chassis is bathed
in the nickel rather than terms such as double or triple coating, etc. Next comes the actual chrome plating. The chromium solution is yellow in color and is applied in the same manner as the nickel. The process is called electrolysis or electroplating. What this means is that a huge power supply is connected to the bath tank. One of
the power supply terminals is connected to the actual bath liquid, while the other terminal is connected to the product that is being dipped."
This is what got from a material process book here at work:
"The part is dipped in several successive tanks of a weak solution of muratic acid. This eats all the dirt, oils, and other contaminates off the surface of the part. Next, the part goes through a nickel bath. It is the nickel coating that inhibits rust and corrosion. The depth of the nickel plating determines the ultimate resistance to the elements. The process is normally measured in terms of the amount of time the chassis is bathed
in the nickel rather than terms such as double or triple coating, etc. Next comes the actual chrome plating. The chromium solution is yellow in color and is applied in the same manner as the nickel. The process is called electrolysis or electroplating. What this means is that a huge power supply is connected to the bath tank. One of
the power supply terminals is connected to the actual bath liquid, while the other terminal is connected to the product that is being dipped."
06-20-2002, 10:21 AM
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5th gen valve cover
Originally posted by 1MAX2NV
It's called vacuum metallizing or vacuum depositing. There are bunch of plastic that have been chrome plated...ie. Levco shiftknobs, vintage car gauge consoles, license plate frames, bathroom fixtures. I'm actually looking into getting one done just to test it out. I just need to find a spare plug cover.
It's called vacuum metallizing or vacuum depositing. There are bunch of plastic that have been chrome plated...ie. Levco shiftknobs, vintage car gauge consoles, license plate frames, bathroom fixtures. I'm actually looking into getting one done just to test it out. I just need to find a spare plug cover.
Deac
06-20-2002, 11:25 AM
#10
Re: can you chrome dip plastic?
I can get it dipped in carbon fiber. It's not carbon fiber wrapped, but it looks just like the real thing. Down to the weave, etc.
Originally posted by 1HOTMAX
i was wondering cause i want to chrome-dipp the plastic valve cover piece.
anybody know how much it would cost? carbon fiber was too expensive so i gave up. chrome was my second imagination.
thanks
i was wondering cause i want to chrome-dipp the plastic valve cover piece.
anybody know how much it would cost? carbon fiber was too expensive so i gave up. chrome was my second imagination.
thanks
06-20-2002, 03:38 PM
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Re: Re: can you chrome dip plastic?
Originally posted by Shadow
I can get it dipped in carbon fiber. It's not carbon fiber wrapped, but it looks just like the real thing. Down to the weave, etc.
I can get it dipped in carbon fiber. It's not carbon fiber wrapped, but it looks just like the real thing. Down to the weave, etc.
-Cyrus
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