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    October 21st, 2006 03:46 PM #1
    I have this plastic PISTON CUP trophy from the movie CARS, (2 inches), do you guys think i can chrome it?
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    October 21st, 2006 03:52 PM #2
    alam ko pwde yung sa mga motor pwde eh kaso baka kulay chrome lng hindi talga sya chrome.
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    October 21st, 2006 03:53 PM #3
    chrome look nga lang hinde chrome talaga!
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    October 21st, 2006 04:00 PM #4
    chrome coating lang pwede. just like those done on spray paint caps and fish pellet food bottle caps
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    October 21st, 2006 04:02 PM #5
    may gold chrome ba guys?
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    October 21st, 2006 04:03 PM #6
    meron. same pa rin sa silver chrome used on plastic caps
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    October 21st, 2006 04:03 PM #7
    gold na chrome pa? hehehe
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    October 21st, 2006 04:05 PM #8
    Quote Originally Posted by Psylocke View Post
    gold na chrome pa? hehehe


    hehehe! yung shiny gold... d ko alam ang term dun
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    October 21st, 2006 04:16 PM #9
    Quote Originally Posted by sean jedi View Post
    hehehe! yung shiny gold... d ko alam ang term dun
    Di kaya shiny gold chrome? Peace!
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    October 21st, 2006 04:20 PM #10
    AFAIK chroming plastic is not possible locally, the method used is call vacuum metalizing.
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    October 21st, 2006 04:30 PM #11
    plastics that are made of ABS materials can be chrome silver or gold.
    most signs /ensigma in cars and electronice part are chrome plated
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    October 21st, 2006 04:51 PM #12
    parang yng ginawa dun sa last last year na transport show yng XRM dun at raider ganun ang kalalabasan. sori wala akong pics. Pero muka talga syang chrome. Tanong ko lng madali kaya matangal yun???
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    October 21st, 2006 05:52 PM #13
    yeah it's real metallic chrome, it conducts electricity
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    October 21st, 2006 06:31 PM #14
    As long as it's a hard plastic that would not warp at elevated temp, it can be plated. The process is an elaborate one though. They have to metallized the whole part with copper first, and work it on with different metal layers with Chorome as the final one.

    There ar some local plating shops that do it.
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    October 21st, 2006 06:49 PM #15
    pwede nga iyan ..dami mga plastic parts ng MC pinapa chrome at mga cover ng side mirror na chrome plated

    para sure ka pwede mo pa check muna ,
    doon sa P.Tuazon Cubao may shop doon
    Chrome dazzler yata ang name ,malapit sa LTO
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    October 22nd, 2006 12:46 AM #16
    Quote Originally Posted by wildthing View Post
    AFAIK chroming plastic is not possible locally, the method used is call vacuum metalizing.
    Yup! Gusto ko sanang pa-chrome yung cellphone ko dati. Trip lang! hehehe! So I did a little research and the process is not available locally. Sayang!
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