Anyone Ever Chromed [Spray] An Action Figure?

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I've been looking at this thread the past few days. All I can tell you is that the 'chrome' spray paint you can get generally isn't that great. Well it wasn't for what I used it for.

I do a bit of spray painting on cars and have tried this stuff to do some wheels on my Escort a few years ago. It was crap. The finish is pretty much like the standard silver paint but a little bit smoother, i.e with less metallic flakes. It does create a shiny finish but looks a bit matte. Not really chrome.

My advice is to shop around and read reviews on the paint itself. Maybe some better products out there these days

 

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Also, instead of priming you could rub down the surface with some fine grit sand paper, just to key the surface. If you do prime I would use white primer and not grey. Feather the paint with several coats rather than trying to get coverage with one blast. That way you will avoid runs.

 

[Dark Sith Lord]

I'm pretty sure Capetown or another long term member was getting a few vintage figures chromed a while back by professionals. Possibly they just haven't seen this thread to confirm etc.

Jedi534 had several figures chromed I think

 

[Grant]

I'm pretty sure Capetown or another long term member was getting a few vintage figures chromed a while back by professionals. Possibly they just haven't seen this thread to confirm etc.

Jedi534 had several figures chromed I think

That's the guy.

 

[PGowdy]

Well my first attempt was a disaster, i sprayed on the paint too thick and it ran. So i had to start again. I sprayed on thinner this time and added about 4 coats.
It is a better effort but still not a rip roaring success. As you can see the paint is bumpy and bubbly. Don't know why. I'm rubbish at this sort of thing.
Making stuff is haaard!

I probably won't bother trying again. This one took the best part of 2 weeks to paint and dry and repaint and dry. ****ing pain the the arse. But it's up on my shelf now and looks pretty cool all thew same. If you stand well back. :lol: 8)

 

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Yep, that there is my experience of Chrome paint.