RE: Chrome Trim

["Aaron Ness" <aaron@makuta.com>]

I recently heard about a few companies that do that, but I can't recall who
they are.  They had websites, so a clever person could find them using a
good search engine.  They vacuum plate the parts with aluminum, and they
look chromed when finished.  I used to work for an injection molder that
made trophy components, and we used the same process.  Put the parts in a
vacuum chamber, use tungsten filaments to vaporize little pieces of
aluminum, and the vapor is deposited on the plastic for a permanent finish.
Most of our parts were then dip-dyed yellow to make them look like gold.
You could make yours gold and have a sweet ghetto 'roc - just get some nice
wire wheels that are too wide, and hydraulics, and...

Aaron
'87 528e
'82 Scirocco
'70 Beetle
'87 Jeep Cherokee 4.0 - for sale!


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Vee Dubb
> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 3:13 PM
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Chrome Trim
>
>
> Good Pieces of Chromed plastic trim are getting harder to
> find.  Does anyone
> know of a DIY approach to re-chroming the trim on my car?
> Just the emblems
> on the trunk and grill need to be done (Oooh, yuck!  I just
> pictured my car
> with chromed mirrors like an isuzu trooper or something).  TIA
>
> Sincerely;
>
> Brian Haygood
>
> '87 Scirocco II 16v
> '95 Passat GLX
> '00 GTI GLX
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