Chrome Goodness

Potato Joe · 06-September-03, 06:30 PM

Didn't really want to "spill the beans", but I just picked this up today and had to show ya'll how nice it came out. It's for my next project which should be done in 3-4 weeks. Just in time for HL2, Halo, Call of Duty, etc.

me_john85 · 06-September-03, 06:31 PM

w0wza thats perdy

Chunckonuts · 06-September-03, 06:52 PM

very nice

Lokie · 06-September-03, 06:56 PM

Hey wait a minute!!LOL thats the same back as project patriot!

You are building an X-viper aren't you.

flounder405 · 06-September-03, 06:57 PM

i love chrome ....wish i was back home talking to my buddy thats a plater..... cant wait to see what you are up to joe

BigAkita · 06-September-03, 07:23 PM

Yup, that's the X-Viper. Looks much better with the chrome on it.

$SOLID$ Necro · 06-September-03, 07:25 PM

Is that a built in Shoestring Potato Grater on the left?

J/K WOW looks SCHAWEET!!!

Nothing catches my eye at the car shows more than tatsefully done Black and Chrome Musclecar, My Black 360 four speed 64 Dart GT was a real attention getter with all the Chrome trim. (man I miss that car)
What color is the rest of it going to be?

Potato Joe · 06-September-03, 07:29 PM

Thanks! Good eye guys! Yup, it's an X-Viper from xoxide.

Maverick · 06-September-03, 08:03 PM

Very sweet Joe. I can see why you picked up the BFG 5900. Fits right in with that back panel. Again very nice and cant wait to see how it turns out.

lAnonymousl · 06-September-03, 08:04 PM

Hey potato, I was looking into chroming as well recently. Could you tell me how much it cost to get that part done? And also is that single-coated or triple chromed?....And it is nickel, not "hard chrome" right? Where would I get chroming done anyway? Do they have special chroming shops or did you get it done at an auto painting shop or something?

Edit: Whoops with all my inqueries I forgot to congratulate you. It looks awesome man. Can't wait to see the finished product.

Potato Joe · 06-September-03, 09:12 PM

I don't know if it's triple plated or not or even if it's nickel or hard chrome. I took it to a local plating company. It was *cough* $85 *cough*

And thanks!

Kage · 06-September-03, 09:21 PM

Looks great! Are you going all chrome for the case and what theme are you going for? Wait, let me guess...IT'S A SURPRISE, isn't it?

ZENNZZO · 06-September-03, 09:30 PM

Tater J,
Saaaaweet, bro, gotta love show chrome...
The chrome you see, is actually, nickel....The process is to first polish out the original piece, then it is given a copper dip.
Polished to a bright luster, then electroplated with Nickel. Then again with chrome, which has no color.
So what you see is a hard surfaced, nickel, over copper or Triple Chrome Plating...
..My recent inquiery into chromming a optical drive case was quoted as 50-75.00...I'll opt out for a shrink coat of "monokote"chrome, 18.99 for 6 square.

Potato Joe · 07-September-03, 10:41 AM

Kage: Nope, it will be a black & chrome theme (like a 69' Nova SS I used to own)

ZENNZZO: Thanks for that info bro! I had no idea how it was done

jinxÂ© · 07-September-03, 11:06 AM

D@mn Joe, I stared at that pic till my coffee got cold..lol

Thats so sweet you might have to sit your rig backwards...lol...Not a bad way to drop $85.

j-dogg · 07-September-03, 11:06 AM

being a musclecar freak why didn't I think of that first, still I can't wait to see it.

Gotta have the flames, like on the Cuban Hermes in Vice City, can't think of anything else that has them right off.

OOH OOH you could put a ducting mod on the top, like a hood scoop or something and stick a 120MM fan on it. Then a wheelie bar and a 5" tach and a roll cage and an 8-ball shift lever for ovrclocking, and hang little fuzzy dice inside it.

CHROME YOUR WC PLUMBING IT WOULD LOOK SWEET AS PHUC

insaneferret · 10-September-03, 06:16 AM

anyone ever tried this

for those drooling and clutching thier wallet in pain simultaneously, it probably wont have the cool rounded look but $10 at wally world is a bit cheaper and more versatile

Potato Joe · 10-September-03, 07:21 AM

I've tried it, and numerous other "chrome" paints.....that's why I went with real chrome, none of the paints even come close to the real thing. The best that I found was Krylon "Original Chrome". Coel had a thread on it a while ago and I tried it and found it to be the best one even though it don't compare to the real thing.

jinxÂ© · 10-September-03, 07:30 AM

Joe's speaking the truth there.

I've tried pretty many myself, and none have that "bling" factor of the real thing.
Most will dull, and get smudgy looking quite quickly too.

scapegoat · 10-September-03, 09:27 AM

all i can say is bling bling joe! looks amazing! and worth the cost most defently

06-September-03, 06:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
Potato Joe Potat-Hoe Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 552	Chrome Goodness Didn't really want to "spill the beans", but I just picked this up today and had to show ya'll how nice it came out. It's for my next project which should be done in 3-4 weeks. Just in time for HL2, Halo, Call of Duty, etc. Attached Thumbnails __________________ NEW LIVE WEBCAMS

06-September-03, 06:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
me_john85 Camp Pen-Hoe-tan's Hoe Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Jacksonville, NC Posts: 2,375	w0wza thats perdy __________________

06-September-03, 06:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
Chunckonuts Apex Master Tech Apprentice Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Michigan/Toledo OH Posts: 276	very nice __________________

06-September-03, 06:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
flounder405 The Mack Daddy Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: the black hole aka tulsa okiehoma...i must escape again somehow Posts: 1,774	i love chrome ....wish i was back home talking to my buddy thats a plater..... cant wait to see what you are up to joe __________________ Holla!. flounder405 fo' sheezy. Filet-Hizzle cuz this is how we do it. Thanks PJ , Snoop and Gizoogle fer that one "Bowmp chick a bowmp bowmp oo-wa oo-wa a wawa," followed by the occasional "wocka wocka wocka wocka"

06-September-03, 07:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
BigAkita n00b-ass reviewer Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Nirvana Posts: 14,317	Yup, that's the X-Viper. Looks much better with the chrome on it. __________________ "I'll stop being an A-Hole if you will stop being an Idiot."

06-September-03, 06:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lokie Custom What? Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Eau Claire,WI Posts: 6,821	Hey wait a minute!!LOL thats the same back as project patriot! You are building an X-viper aren't you.

06-September-03, 07:25 PM	#7 (permalink)
$SOLID$ Necro Mastah Overclocker Join Date: May 2003 Location: Lima, Ohio Posts: 7,217	Is that a built in Shoestring Potato Grater on the left? J/K WOW looks SCHAWEET!!! Nothing catches my eye at the car shows more than tatsefully done Black and Chrome Musclecar, My Black 360 four speed 64 Dart GT was a real attention getter with all the Chrome trim. (man I miss that car) What color is the rest of it going to be? __________________ Join the PC Apex "Overclock and Benchmark" team today! Click Here! Necro's "Ultimate Links" Collection Click Here!

06-September-03, 07:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
Potato Joe Potat-Hoe Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 552	Thanks! Good eye guys! Yup, it's an X-Viper from xoxide. __________________ NEW LIVE WEBCAMS

06-September-03, 08:03 PM	#9 (permalink)
Maverick Apex Elite Expert Tech Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 1,253	Very sweet Joe. I can see why you picked up the BFG 5900. Fits right in with that back panel. Again very nice and cant wait to see how it turns out.

06-September-03, 08:04 PM	#10 (permalink)
lAnonymousl The Who? Hoe Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: If only I knew... Posts: 2,299	Hey potato, I was looking into chroming as well recently. Could you tell me how much it cost to get that part done? And also is that single-coated or triple chromed?....And it is nickel, not "hard chrome" right? Where would I get chroming done anyway? Do they have special chroming shops or did you get it done at an auto painting shop or something? Edit: Whoops with all my inqueries I forgot to congratulate you. It looks awesome man. Can't wait to see the finished product. __________________ I've got an idea, an idea so smart that my head would explode if I even began to know what I'm talking about. --Peter Griffin--

06-September-03, 09:12 PM	#11 (permalink)
Potato Joe Potat-Hoe Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 552	I don't know if it's triple plated or not or even if it's nickel or hard chrome. I took it to a local plating company. It was cough $85 cough And thanks! __________________ NEW LIVE WEBCAMS

06-September-03, 09:21 PM	#12 (permalink)
Kage Lokie's Personal WU-Hoe Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: WI Posts: 1,906	Looks great! Are you going all chrome for the case and what theme are you going for? Wait, let me guess...IT'S A SURPRISE, isn't it?

06-September-03, 09:30 PM	#13 (permalink)
ZENNZZO Direct Cool Hoe Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 0	Tater J, Saaaaweet, bro, gotta love show chrome... The chrome you see, is actually, nickel....The process is to first polish out the original piece, then it is given a copper dip. Polished to a bright luster, then electroplated with Nickel. Then again with chrome, which has no color. So what you see is a hard surfaced, nickel, over copper or Triple Chrome Plating... ..My recent inquiery into chromming a optical drive case was quoted as 50-75.00...I'll opt out for a shrink coat of "monokote"chrome, 18.99 for 6 square.

07-September-03, 10:41 AM	#14 (permalink)
Potato Joe Potat-Hoe Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 552	Kage: Nope, it will be a black & chrome theme (like a 69' Nova SS I used to own) ZENNZZO: Thanks for that info bro! I had no idea how it was done __________________ NEW LIVE WEBCAMS

07-September-03, 11:06 AM	#15 (permalink)
jinxÂ© Still Duck's Hoe Though Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Limbo Posts: 2,166	D@mn Joe, I stared at that pic till my coffee got cold..lol Thats so sweet you might have to sit your rig backwards...lol...Not a bad way to drop $85. __________________ "Life isn't like a box of chocolates...It's more like a jar of jalapenos... What you do today, might burn your @ss tomorrow."

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j-dogg Mystical Schwinn Guru Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: West Melbourne, Fl-HOE-rida Posts: 8,821	being a musclecar freak why didn't I think of that first, still I can't wait to see it. Gotta have the flames, like on the Cuban Hermes in Vice City, can't think of anything else that has them right off. OOH OOH you could put a ducting mod on the top, like a hood scoop or something and stick a 120MM fan on it. Then a wheelie bar and a 5" tach and a roll cage and an 8-ball shift lever for ovrclocking, and hang little fuzzy dice inside it. CHROME YOUR WC PLUMBING IT WOULD LOOK SWEET AS PHUC __________________

10-September-03, 06:16 AM	#17 (permalink)
insaneferret Apex Techie Lite Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: sugar land TX Posts: 43	anyone ever tried this for those drooling and clutching thier wallet in pain simultaneously, it probably wont have the cool rounded look but $10 at wally world is a bit cheaper and more versatile

10-September-03, 07:21 AM	#18 (permalink)
Potato Joe Potat-Hoe Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 552	I've tried it, and numerous other "chrome" paints.....that's why I went with real chrome, none of the paints even come close to the real thing. The best that I found was Krylon "Original Chrome". Coel had a thread on it a while ago and I tried it and found it to be the best one even though it don't compare to the real thing. __________________ NEW LIVE WEBCAMS

10-September-03, 07:30 AM	#19 (permalink)
jinxÂ© Still Duck's Hoe Though Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Limbo Posts: 2,166	Joe's speaking the truth there. I've tried pretty many myself, and none have that "bling" factor of the real thing. Most will dull, and get smudgy looking quite quickly too. __________________ "Life isn't like a box of chocolates...It's more like a jar of jalapenos... What you do today, might burn your @ss tomorrow."

10-September-03, 09:27 AM	#20 (permalink)
scapegoat Apex Tech God Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,520	all i can say is bling bling joe! looks amazing! and worth the cost most defently

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