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chr15barn3s
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16th Oct 06 at 21:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ive got my project over the winter, mirror polishing a set of alloys. Ive got the kit but have just thought of a problem. The centre caps are plastic with the black vauxhall logo on it. How can I get the same mirror polished effect on these?
Phil W
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16th Oct 06 at 21:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
You can't!
jammo20
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16th Oct 06 at 21:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
some companys chrome plate plastic will match your mirror polishing or if you have just plain round centre caps buy alloy replacements and polish them?
Ant
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all the best with that onw mate some place will put a chrome coating on plastic but you aint ever going to polish it
chr15barn3s
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Yeh I knew I would never be able to polish the plastic. I thought I would be able to get them chrome dipped or coated in something but I dont know what I need done or where to look and if it will be the exact same finish.
jammo20
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im sure mirror polish alloys wilth chromed caps will look near on the same yes no?
jamesvalver
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can you not buy chrome paint? surely this would be the cheeper way to get the plastic to match as it wont be far off of the match either
Icy
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if you get chrome plated itl have to be covered in copper first
chr15barn3s
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quote:
Originally posted by Icy
if you get chrome plated itl have to be covered in copper first


Cheers, I take it that could all be done at the same place?
jammo20
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16th Oct 06 at 21:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
http://www.dmsplastics.co.uk/about.html

try them
chr15barn3s
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17th Oct 06 at 10:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Any other ideas?
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17th Oct 06 at 11:00   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
leave the centre caps black dont know what alloys they are so dont know what this will look like

if it will look gay ill shut up

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a_j_mair
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17th Oct 06 at 12:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
get metal caps made up
antscorsa
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wrap it in tin foil!!! blue peter sytlee.
if i was you, wiht ur car i ur avatat is have the cnetres either silver or matt black ot match archs.
have a contrast
Icy
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17th Oct 06 at 12:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
mirror polishin
http://www.pureklas.co.uk
chumbly_warner
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17th Oct 06 at 13:06   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
To chrome plastic ou need to spray it with silver, this may sound wied but the stuff is expensive but u can get it. Then you copper, then nickel, then finall chrome plate.
chr15barn3s
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17th Oct 06 at 17:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
There cav gsi wheels btw. Having the centres black would look gash imo

Il have a ring around places near me and see what they can offer.
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17th Oct 06 at 18:55   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by chr15barn3s
There cav gsi wheels btw. Having the centres black would look gash imo

Il have a ring around places near me and see what they can offer.


It will look good christoph
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17th Oct 06 at 21:18   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
you can chrome plastic, that bloke used to do chrome heater vents on here, from grease
Ojc
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17th Oct 06 at 21:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by broster
from grease


You can make chrome out of grease? Do tell

chr15barn3s
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Can I have some if your grease please Oliver?

Back on topic I remember the guy, DimDG was it? Surely it would cost more sending it to Greece though?

 
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