You are reading a single comment by @lae and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
This site is supported almost exclusively by donations. Please consider donating a small amount regularly.
@lae
^ yup. The cheap rattle-can stuff doesn't look fantastic and it's very easily damaged. Also lacquer makes it cloud up.
I used to be a spraypainter and I did one job with really good quality chrome-effect paint - it was like water and needed a dozen incredibly thin coats over a satin black base. It did look good, not quite like chrome, but more like polished aluminium; it was still sort of 'white', whereas chrome is blue-ish. But because of the amount of labour and the high price of the paint itself, it would probably be cheaper to get your frame chromed. And it'd be much tougher, too.