Chrome in a can?
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man, that shit is $12 + tax for a 4 oz. can...
it is exaclty the same as this stuff i got at walmart for 4 something for an 11oz. can
it was honestly a waste of money. everyone on here makes a big deal out of the alclad chrome. well, i did everything as instructions said. and sprayed it on and it is silver, not actual chrome like it is made out to be. i mean it is close but this stuff from walmart looked better when i sprayed it on.
Chrome 7718[/b]
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it is exaclty the same as this stuff i got at walmart for 4 something for an 11oz. can
it was honestly a waste of money. everyone on here makes a big deal out of the alclad chrome. well, i did everything as instructions said. and sprayed it on and it is silver, not actual chrome like it is made out to be. i mean it is close but this stuff from walmart looked better when i sprayed it on.
Chrome 7718[/b]
Last edited by The Mad Modeler at Aug 7 2003, 07:38 PM
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no problem man.... just lookin out for you guys here. even if it means me taking a fall myself to find out answers. lolOriginally posted by WgRyDaZ@Aug 7 2003, 08:18 PM
Thanks Homie
actually i asked about this a couple of months back because i had been looking at it for awhile and wasnt sure about it. everyone seemed clueless about it like it didnt really exsist or something. lol
but i finally broke down and bought some last friday and was pissed! lol
not to mention i had to buy some black TAMIYA acrylic paint to put under it for another $3.00 for a small ass bottle. because you have to use this as a base because it is a waterbased paint. the guy at the store told me this is what i needed for it when i asked. and it also said the same thing on alclads website when i got home.
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but does the walmart rustoleum shit dull when you touch it? i have this problem with testors chrome all the time even AFTER i clear it :dunno:
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Damn, sorry to hear about your results Mad Modeler, but I have seen a couple of models that looked pretty good with that Alclad. Of course its not going to come out as shiny as kit or plated chrome, but thats what the dudes I talked to liked about it. I guess it's just the lowriders that like their chrome triple dipped and gleaming! =)
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heres the walmart rustoleum without any clear on it yet...........
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hey where can i get some off that shit! I hate that silver paint, trying to make it look chrome :guns: :machinegun:
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which stuff? the expensive ass shit or the cheap stuff that works the same that i posted in those pics?
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cheap! :biggrin:
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WALMART....
it's--->
RUST-OLEUM
BRIGHT COAT
METALLIC FINISH
the color and code on the can above the barcode is:
Chrome 7718
it's like $4.99 compared to 15-16 bucks for the same result.
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yeah thank!
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no problem man. just lookin out
"consumer awareness" lol
"consumer awareness" lol
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yeah, lol
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well, actually i brushed on a pretty thick coat of TAMIYA SemiGloss Black Acrylic and then sprayed 2 good coats of the walmart chrome over it once it dried completely.
still thinking about some testors GLOSSCOAT over it to see how it looks. :dunno:
its just a spare rear i had left over from one of my 59 Implalas so i used it as a test piece. lol
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