Anybody use chrome spray paint before ?

[cephalopod]

Thinking about chrome power swords. 
 

Video comparisons of different chrome spray.  Anyone have experience with chrome paint?

 

 

 

[Noctus Cornix]

I used chrome spray paint once.

 

http://nerdist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Mad-Max-Fury-Road-05272015-970x545.jpg

 

I don't regret a single thing.

[Tyberos the Red Wake]

Chrome is definitely one type of paint that is very difficult to use and hard to find for acrylics and models like ours. It exists, but it's usually very thick and meant for large objects. Since power weapons are so small, it might actually be better to prime with regular stuff, and paint on a chrome paint meant for models instead, probably some kind of enamel from a company like AK Interactive or Tamiya.

 

If you're going to use the sprays such as those in the video, make sure you pick the brand based on the LIGHT coat left hand palettes. Heavy coats will probably not be ideal for miniatures and will likely obscure a lot of detail and fill in places you don't want to be filled.

[NovemberIX]

I've sprayed a few pieces with Rustoleum chrome and it's worked out well enough. Good coverage and little loss of major detail. It paints well enough with shades to look good. As an example I have a GK book piece for a storm raven that's been done in chrome, it catches the eye and looks fairly cool, I've also used chrome for cockpit glass on a couple of my flyers and I'm liking it, but it does need a steady hand to apply, and over application will give you blobs that are difficult to fix.

Edit: Brand name correction.

[Ovidius Incertus]

Only chrome I've ever used is Alclad's lacquer through the airbrush.

 

Requires extensive prep first: need a sandable primer for a super smooth finish, then Alclad gloss black undercoat, then the chrome sprayed at a very low PSI.

 

Excellent results, but it certainly is not "easy" like acrylics.

[madscuzzy]

A nature of sprays, especially chrome, is that you require a number of coats (of either the gloss base, the chrome paint or the lacquer) to really make it shine.  This can hide detail (cuz of thick layers) or the spray itself eating into the plastic (cuz of too much spray thinner)... so do becareful.

 

If you have access to an airbrush, you can get some really nice alternatives that offer good finishes too.

[Major_Gilbear]

If your aim is for a proper chrome finish on the blades, then it's unlikely you will acheive this with anything you can do at home. Have a look at Volpin Props, as Harrison had some real issues getting various props chromed to a good finish, and there is a video showing the chroming process.

 

Besides that, if you end up with anything too shiny/chrome, it will look totally wrong against a painted model - in much the same way that you paint sand and rocks on a model's base to help them "fit in", or they look pretty odd against the painted model.