[FC] GB painted grille or chrome grille? process name...

[Merv Krull]

Just dropped the grill off today. Estimate is $150 (Canucklehead bucks). The dude took a piece of abs pipe he had "chromed" and tossed it across the show room. No sign of abrasion or cracking at all. He has an old style Hemi sitting in the window with valve covers done with regular clear coat... very yellowed. Other pieces "Cosmichromed" showed no sign of yellowing.
I will be the guinea pig on this one. Anyone out there wants to go for it... I get 10%, eh?
Oh... point me towards a $300 NOS grille... QUICK!
toodles
Merv Krull
nowheres near
Salmon Arm, BC
not even close...

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Paul Steinberg 
  To: Merv Krull ; corvairs at cybrus.net ; corvanatics at corvair.org 
  Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 8:54 PM
  Subject: Re: [FC] GB painted grille or chrome grille? process name...


  For $300, I would think that you could find a NOS one.  I have heard of the process, but am not convinced that it is going to hold up in the long haul to environmental issues.  Paul in CT
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Merv Krull 
    To: corvairs at cybrus.net ; corvanatics at corvair.org 
    Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 11:37 PM
    Subject: Re: [FC] GB painted grille or chrome grille? process name...


    Hi again!
    The process is called "Cosmichrome"
    Kinda cheesy sounding, but it really looks great. The item is sprayed with a 
    special primer, the sanded to 1000, the sprayed with a chemical agent to 
    "open the pores" of the primer, the sprayed with pure distilled water, then 
    the chrome spray which is a silvery substance (mostly water) that gets 
    soaked up by the primer. Super shiny now... clear coat goes on to protect 
    it. Normal clearcoats yellow from UV. This stuff will not discolour.
    Apparently, this is the only shop in BC.
    Anyone want to send a small item to experiment on?

    Cost for the GB grille is expected to be around $300.

    toodles
    Merv
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: "Ron" <ronh at owt.com>
    To: "Merv Krull" <krupross at sunwave.net>
    Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 7:29 PM
    Subject: Re: [FC] GB painted grille or chrome grille?


    > What's this new process called?
    > RonH
    >
    > ----- Original Message ----- 
    > From: "Merv Krull" <krupross at sunwave.net>
    > To: <corvairs at cybrus.net>; <corvanatics at corvair.org>
    > Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 6:35 PM
    > Subject: [FC] GB painted grille or chrome grille?
    >
    >
    >> Hi all!
    >>
    >> Just saw a demo of a new process for "chroming" stuff... any stuff... 
    >> even deer horns, bear skulls, plastic hubcaps, gas tanks, you name it, he 
    >> can "chrome" it.
    >>
    >> That said, what is the considered verdict on painted grille vs chrome 
    >> grille?
    >>
    >> Painted grilles were only available on Corvans?
    >>
    >> The headlight and tail light trim are both bright work, so if I changed 
    >> to a painted grille, would I need to change the other stuff?
    >>
    >> My GB came in standard trim. Painted hubcaps and bumpers.
    >>
    >> Looking forward to your collective thoughts.....
    >>
    >> toodles
    >> Merv Krull
    >> Salmon Arm, BC
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