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Plastic Chroming

Dear Sir,

I do chroming on plastic and wood, etc., with twin nozzle gun with two chemicals coming out simultaneously. The problem I face is that on flat surfaces I can not avoid streaks which spoil my chroming. Otherwise on carvings and irregular surfaces come out excellent. Can you guide me?

Sohail Mushtaq Vohra
- Karachi, Pakistan
2003

I don't think you're actually talking about chroming, I think you are talking about two-part silvering. But I have seen this done on a spinning disk. Whether that holds any practicality for you I don't know.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
2003

You have the basis of a silvering system that uses silver nitrate and de-ionised water to apply a streak-free finish over many surfaces. You need the rest of the system. It is available from Alsa Corporation in USA or Spectra Chrome also in USA. Be prepared to spend some time mastering this process.

Harry Johnson
- Melbourne, Australia
2006

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