Along those same lines. I have had a plastic piece rechromed before. Just
like anything else, the devil is in the details... ANY sanding scratches,
pits, surface irregularities will show 10x as pronounced with new shiny
chrome on top of them (don't ask me how I know). Also, the life of the
rechromed piece is no longer than the piece lasted originally. The part I
had done was a dash board piece on a car stored inside and driven less than
3000 miles per year. The chroming began to tarnish and show yellowing and
surface cracks after 7 years. MG finally got it right with the 1979 Midget,
all of the switches were black plastic, no chrome!
David Riker
74 Midget
63 Falcon
70 Torino
http://home.pacbell.net/davriker
----- Original Message -----
From "Charles Christ" <cfchrist at earthlink.net>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2002 10:40 AM
Subject: model paints and foils
> i caution you about the use of these items in an exterior use. they
might
> work. but! remember the items are intended for models and not exterior
> aplications. the paints are more than likely photochemically reactive
and
> will not weather well in direct sunlight. the foil's adhesive may not
> either. in direct sunlight it may lift as the adhesive becomes soft.
it
> may be worth trying but do not try it on anything valuable for an
> experimental test bed.
> in adition to the paints probably yellowing in sunlight there might be
some
> severe tarnishing or corrosion on the foil.
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