That came out great, thanks for sharing this. Can you describe the type of paint used for the black base coat as well as the type of clear coating on top of the silver nitrate to keep it from yellowing?
I made this video for my own purposes and it was never intended to be an instructional video. I have had incredible reaction to this video and will attempt to make another soon with detailed instruction. I have had many comments saying that this is CGI or simply removing the paint from the sprocket. I assure you this is not the case. If you do attempt to copy this process, I would definitely recommend that you not do it in flip flops. These chemicals are not inert and can cause permanent damage to your skin as well as additional physical issues (I had bluish grey spots on my legs and feet for weeks). One of my "hobbies" is restoring Japanese motorcycles from the late 70's and early 80's on a very tight budget. This process is wallet friendly compared to traditional chrome plating with the added benefit of being able to give non metal parts a true chrome appearance - not like chrome spray paint. A search of the web will return a plethora of information on how to do this, mostly from old hot rod forums. I hope to be able to make another video next week, in the meantime I am glad to answer any questions. I know that someone will have the time and resources to take this further than I can, please let me know if you attempt and what kinds of results you achieve. By the way, I realize the compressor was in a bad spot for this video. I will only approve positive comments and comments that do not contain foul language.
This is not an off the shelf product, more of a chemical process. Total start up cost is somewhere in the neighborhood of $150.00, so it may not be cost effective if you are only looking to do a few small parts. The chemicals you purchase as part of the $150.00 initial purchase would be more than enough to "chrome" an entire bicycle. The question I am asked often is where to get the chemicals, and they came from a website called www.angelgilding.com , although I'm sure you could source them somewhere else as well. The only other special equipment you need is a dual chambered sprayer (the red bottle in the video) which I purchased online from a janitorial website - I can't remember which one.
good video but I got lost after you used the red dual sprayer... what is inside the dual sprayer? I trying to make a chrome kit but trying to keep cost down... I know you used distilled water in the white spray bottles and you used wetting agent in that brown bottle. is it silver tin concentrate and silver reducer in the dual sprayer?
This spray chrome is a chemical process very similar to silvering a mirror. This video was an experiment to see what kind of finish I could obtain. I'm not entirely sure how durable the finish will be, especially on such a high wear part. I have ridden the bike only about twenty miles, but the finish on the face of the sprocket seems to be holding strong, the teeth are however showing wear. Start up cost to do this at home is probably around $150.00 using these chemicals. Chemicals are available at Angel Gilding.
dude can you help me, i have a bmx sprocket it was shiny chrome i then sanded it so know i am stuck on how to spray paint chrome on the sprocket agian and how would it permanetely stick the the sprocket.
I got my chemicals from angelguilding.com . I am not affiliated with them in any way. There are probably other locations where you can get them. What I used was distilled water, a wetting agent (very important), a three part silvering solution (activator, silver, and reducer) and a tinning solution. Whatever you are silvering must have a smooth glossy finish. Color does not matter, but I used a glossy black automotive paint. The results, like most things, are completely dependent upon the preparation. To finish, coat with a high gloss clear coat. Clear coat has to be tinted with blue to achieve a chrome look. If you do not tint the clear coat the part will have a bronze/gold appearance. You can also tint the clear coat with other colors to achieve custom looks, i.e. black chrome. The process came from an old hot rod forum, I will post a link when I find it again.
