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I bought Some new Equipment for Chrome finishing
#668799 August 18th 2014 9:30 am
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Well ,
I pulled the trigger on tish baby , its a Chrome Finishing unit .
Its a new Hi=Tech way of plating with out the environmental issuses . I can Basically plate anything if it's prepped right .
And i can add colors to the system witch will make the items look more like a christmas Ball /red / blue/ gold ect .
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c1run1 #668814 August 18th 2014 12:33 pm
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Looks cool. Need some parts to practice on? lol

Re: I bought Some new Equipment for Chrome finishing
c1run1 #668815 August 18th 2014 12:38 pm
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Very cool. Let us know how it works out. I have been eyeing those spray on chrome setups for a few years now. Everybody needs a chromed horseshoe crab.

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c1run1 #668855 August 18th 2014 7:19 pm
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you could get crazy with one of those

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Very interesting Joe...I've been looking for a part time business for off season around here in Ohio ...Big bucks ?...looking forward to more post on this man.


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Re: I bought Some new Equipment for Chrome finishing
c1run1 #668866 August 18th 2014 8:01 pm
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Hmmm. That might be a good side business for me, too. If you don't mind my asking, how much was the initial investment and how much material did you get with it?


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Reed #668869 August 18th 2014 8:34 pm
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Originally Posted by Reed
Hmmm. That might be a good side business for me, too. If you don't mind my asking, how much was the initial investment and how much material did you get with it?


Well I started out looking at a smaller set up , but the more you read into it the more you find out you may need a bigger unit .
For doing larger parts like wheels ,bumpers , Motor cycle parts .I had to go with a system that was double what i wanted to spend .
The size of the spray guns make all the difference . My Investment was just under 11k , how ever it opened up a can of worms as well .
Since i have a new shop it was not that bad . They recommend low dust enviorment . So No forced hot air . I have radiant heat going in as we speak in the flooring . I will need to run a water sorce out to the shop and include a run off storage area . This will collect the run off material in 55 gal drums ( its gets recyclced but you have to concentrait it first by slow boil evap to remove the water .)
I then need to set up a good ventilation unit . And consider how much prep work am i willing to do for other people . The part needs to be perfict like your panting black paint or everything will show .
My first batch of product with the silver solution was $1,600.00
I also invested in some infrared ovens ( they look like a Box thats open ) to help with the drying of base coats in cooler weather .

Idealy this suff should be sprayed in a paint booth, So im making part of the shop a small paint booth .
In addition the water used needs to be filtered and ionized so thats part of the investment mentioned above .
Since i bought this unit i found out there's two other guys who have it with in 30 minutes drive from me . One really doesn't use it because of the prep involved the other makes good use of his .

your over all experiance of paint work is helpful specially on different surfaces ie* plastic ,metal, kinds of metals , Vynals ,ect .


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86ed #668870 August 18th 2014 8:39 pm
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Originally Posted by 86ed
you could get crazy with one of those


you ant kidding , from model cars to sport bikes my head spins of the things i can do ...


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c1run1 #668872 August 18th 2014 8:45 pm
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Woah, too much for me, but I know who I will contact for my rechroming needs.


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