RE: [CR]Interesting paint system

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Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 10:12:26 -0400
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "John Betmanis" <johnb@oxford.net>
Subject: RE: [CR]Interesting paint system
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At 12:02 AM 16/04/2007 -0700, brian blum wrote:
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>Killer Chrome $115 a can .

http://alsacorp.com/products/killercans/kc/killerchrome_prodinfo.htm

Yeah, I seem to recall it wasn't cheap. However, according to the demo video, you only apply a light "dusting" of the coating, so it ought to go a long way, provided the nozzle doesn't clog. Note that the items coated have a mirror finish to start with. If you wanted to "rechrome" lugs this way, you'd have to strip the peeling, pitted chrome and buff them to a mirror finish first. Then, you don't know if the coating gives any corrosion protection or if it still looks like chrome if you clearcoat it. I'd get those questions answered by the company before investing a lot of time and money in this process.

John Betmanis
Woodstock, Ontario
Canada