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Chrome paint finishing suggestion is required
2005
Could you please tell me which paint to use to obtain chrome finish?
I know it is not real, but I need to color trim around couple huge mirrors in
bathrooms. The current trim's colour is bronze/gold and I want to make it
silverish/brushed chrome/chrome colour.
So far, I tried out 2 spray chrome paints (C$ 8 and C$6). One was bought in automotive
section of Canadian Tire and one at Home Depot. The look is acceptable to me, but
the paints leave residue on a finger or any other object that is dragged along the trim's surface.
What can I do to finish the surface so, that the paint will not give out any residue when the trim's surface is touched or cleaned? I have tried applying spray lacquer coating, but then the surface turns dark gray and no longer looks good.
Should I use a different paint? I do not mind paying a bit more for it as removing the mirrors and finding a new trim will be a bigger hassle.
Renovating my home - Toronto, Canada
try Alsa's Mirrachrome
Ike banounVernon California USA
2006
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