Hi,

i don't know if any of you ever used this technique. I was looking for alternative solutions to chrome vacuum plating. And since silver paint won't give great result i found this paint call Spaz Stix mirror chrome. (haven't tried it yet)

While searching I also found something called MGM Super Magic Powder or MGM plating powder which will give a great kinda chrome affect.

Someone said that it could also work with graphite powder that you can get by rubbing it on a sand paper or with a razor blade.

you just need to apply the powder on you piece and buff it.

it needs a glossy black base (i tried on grey and white also). You just rub a cotton swab to the part covering it completely, After that, you rub it with a flannel or a cosmetic cotton pad. The more you rub it, the more chrome effect you get.

It's a bit darker than real chrome plating but i think it's a great alternative.

see my experiments below

Helmet was almost flat black not glossy at all. Both Destro's head are the same, right end is the untouched one, test on white glossy paint. CC head is there for comparison


This is Metal Head vintage helmet, grey mostly glossy plastic




Messy

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That destro head looks great. Do you seal it somehow?

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haven't tried yet, but will probably be less glossy, I'll need to test a couple of clear product

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so you did that destro head and that helmet just using pencil lead?

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Yes sir

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wow that's really cool, I'm sort of amazed at how well it seems to work. definitely assume you have to seal it afterwards though?

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That's very interesting, way to think outside the box.

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