Revel chrome paint

[EL5DEMON340]

This stuff is pretty good but expensive $40. If I was doing a high end resto I would just get the repop bezel but I’m just rewiring dash and engine so figured what the hell, someone in the 1970’s painted mine flat grey or something anyway. BTW pain to tape it up.

 

[1MeanA]

I've recommended it a few times here. Its the best spray chrome paint that I know of.

 

[QuickDart360]

That spray looks very realistic? How does it hold up to the touch? Any rub off? Anyway looks great!

 

[Daves69]

This stuff is pretty good but expensive $40. If I was doing a high end resto I would just get the repop bezel but I’m just rewiring dash and engine so figured what the hell, someone in the 1970’s painted mine flat grey or something anyway. BTW pain to tape it up.

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Nice job! You have me wanting to tear my IP out now!
Did you use any special primer?

 

[EL5DEMON340]

That spray looks very realistic? How does it hold up to the touch? Any rub off? Anyway looks great!

Just painted it yesterday but it dries quick and seems a lot better that the other chrome paint that after dry seems to transfer to your fingers. I didn’t use primer just scuffed what was on there. I probably won’t touch it till I reinstall the gauges in a month or so and even then probably use cotton gloves. Obviously even like the original chrome if you use any cleaner I’m sure it will get damaged.

 

[EL5DEMON340]

Nice job! You have me wanting to tear my IP out now!
Did you use any special primer?

No, if you look at the before pic it looks like someone used a grey flat paint so I just scuffed it up

 

[Righty Tighty]

Wow, that looks fantastic. Nicely done! Definitely looks much better than the "chrome" paints that end up just looking like silver paint.

 

[A56]

This stuff is pretty good but expensive $40. If I was doing a high end resto I would just get the repop bezel but I’m just rewiring dash and engine so figured what the hell, someone in the 1970’s painted mine flat grey or something anyway. BTW pain to tape it up.

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Homerun!! looks great

 

[33IMP]

That looks a LOT better than I thought it would. Nice work!

 

[glenn340]

Thanks for sharing. Looks really good. Bet it will look even better installed.

 

[Demonx2]

I'm pulling my dash today and sending it to you!!

 

[OneOfMany]

I've watched some videos on this product and it looked great. Turned out really nice on your bezel. Definitely will use this in the future.

 

[413]

Anybody use the Molotow chrome pens? On ebay How do they compare. I have a bezel with 1/4" wide chrome and taping it off would be a big job.

That Revell paint is worth 40 bux! Yes let it sit and cure a while before you touch it.

Molotow Liquid Chrome Paint Pen - The Chromest pen on the market! | eBay

 

[1MeanA]

Anybody use the Molotow chrome pens? On ebay How do they compare. I have a bezel with 1/4" wide chrome and taping it off would be a big job.

That Revell paint is worth 40 bux! Yes let it sit and cure a while before you touch it.

Molotow Liquid Chrome Paint Pen - The Chromest pen on the market! | eBay

I tried the Molotow on the trim around my glovebox. Its better suited to doing lettering. The Revell is way better but you have to mask everything off.

 

[WymanV]

I picked up a Molotow Liquid Chrome pen for scale modeling and found the experience to be hit or miss. It has a bad habit of the tip either drying up and not replenishing or coming out in an irritating blob. I'd certainly try it if I needed to but I'd be super careful.

 

[EL5DEMON340]

I tried the Molotow on the trim around my glovebox. Its better suited to doing lettering. The Revell is way better but you have to mask everything off.

I’m going to try the pen around the turn signal and brake/ hi beam circles. I taped over those if you look at my bezel

 

[Mike69cuda]

I have heard that if you cure the paint at a low temperature, it works better. I have never tried it heat curing it.

The problem I had with the stuff I used(don’t remember what, but I tried a bunch of brands) was that it would still finger print a month later.

 

[JDMopar]

Sounds like it might not do well in an exterior application. I need to redo the hood bezel on my wife's Saturn Vue. It's not big, so I may check with a wrap place and see if they have chrome wrap.