For the price it isn't worth it. Nice faux chrome look, but I think it is on par with alsacorp spray on chrome, which I think you can buff for a better reflection.
You have to use a water based clear over it. Any solvent based clear will cause the chrome look to turn out looking like a normal silver. The clear I use over it comes from alsacorp. It's what they use over their chrome paints for protection. Also, you are spraying it down way too heavy. It needs very thin dust coats to look really good. I work with an air brush. I have pieces that looks exactly like chrome.
Yeah try again following these instructions on a test piece first. There’s no point of it’s just going to be ruined even by a small bug hitting it at highway speed
If try that and it works, I am already imaging the possibilities. If the mirror paint was much easier to get, I could imagine making faux armour or faux weapons for cosplays or for fun.
Yea I’ve made far more reflective pieces on Gundam kits. You need to use a glossy black as a base. That layer needs to be perfectly smooth. Then you dust on the chrome to build it up. But you don’t lay it down thick. Then after it dries you try to handbuff the shine to come out more. If you’re gonna spray over the top of it with a clear you must use the corresponding paint carrier. Use the wrong one and you’ll lift all the paint up from below it.
He is talking about chrome painting a car. Imagine how long it would take to chrome paint a car with an airbrush by yourself. I would bet that where you started would be well past the 24 hour curing period by the time you finished covering a car using an airbrush.
I noticed your lights are 2 different color temperatures, see if you can get them to be the same as the others and your color accuracy will improve! Great video!!
I would say to reach out to them about it and see if you can get enough for a car. They may even have ideas on on what you can do to make it even better (better reflectiveness, coverage, durability, etc.). It would be pretty cool to see on a car though! One thing you left out was how well it peeled and if it affected the plastidip under it. I know I've seen people use non-plastidip coatings over plastidip and it become a nightmare to peel.
I mean since we aren’t paying for the product I say sure hell yea give it a shot!!! Since I’m not paying for the product; if I was, listening to this video and Fonzie’s reservations. I’d say no don’t even waste the time. The beauty of TH-cam 😂😂😂😂
Their company is generally more than happy to work with artists to test the boundaries of their products, so you could likely get them to even come help make sure that the paint shows its best face, likely at cost so long as they can show how amazing it will look.
I think you should try dumping a bottle in clear like you do with pearls, and see what kind of effect you get... are they compatible? does it react weird? is it mirror like? so many questions, and only one way to answer them ;)
I doubt the solvents are compatible. It's not a dry pigment, it's already in a solution and a pretty specific and powerful one from reading their site. Mixing random solvents is also a good way to die from toxic combination effects too :P
I’d say don’t waste your time and money. We can already see this finish comes up short of expectations, so why bother scaling it up? I couldn’t imagine having that on my car and the slightest rock chip from the road strips my entire bumper
I know Culture Hustle isn't exactly aimed at car paints, but it's great seeing you use their products on the channel just for experimenting. Even if it isn't for the Mirror paint, I'd love to see what DCY could imagine up with them for a full cross-over video.
I think when it comes to Chrome, wraps are the primary alternative to auto paint, but if possible, maybe you can do a water-based topcoat over the chrome to protect it
I think the 3 samples is enough for us to know how it would look on a car. I wouldn't waste your time on it. Instead, I'd try to come up with a water based clear top coat and then once you have that figured out maybe come back and revisit this mirror product.
I know that stuff is insanely expensive, but WOW!!! I saw an artist use this on a mirror and pouring it really yields the best effect. Such as when you poured into the sprayer.
Agreed - a roof, a hood, bottom rocker panels, or a bumper. Not sure a whole car would be worth it. Would also be cool if the manufacturer would do some sort of collab with you.
I think this could possibly shine for refinishing interior trim. I don't know about all manufacturers, but I know in the 80s Ford did "chrome" painted accents on plastic trim in their pickups. Around thhe instrument cluster bezel, carious trim pieces, on the dash vents, etc. The finish I see here looks like a pretty good match for that. Considering how well it appears to cover all the trim in one of my little Rangers could probably be done up with one or two bottles and an airbrush gun. Too bad it doesn't take clear coat, then it might be an option for exterior pieces like refinishing emblems.
Even though I understand the temporary nature of this paint, I'd still love to see it on a full car. Definitely reach out to Culture Hustle and see what they can do, a full car would look rad.
TBH I feel this effect is best achieved with a wrap. That said I'd be interested to see what could be done over a wrap with the candys and various pearls, similar to 70's chopper candy and metal flake.
Personally, over a wrap.may not be possible as there's nothing for liquid to adhere to? We've seen chrome cars in the real world, wrapped and painted, a 3 series BMW being my best remembered example.
as an old dud that used to paint his own vehicles, this and a wrap which is new to me looks interesting for a base to put other translucent paints over top, did that with some of my older cars and people thought i had put candy apple paint on when it was just regular paint that was available at the time.
@edwardmylnychuk5774 check out custom z warriorz and his whole world of metal and candy flake work, I feel like this product (the mirrorioriest paint ever) could be a great base for candy lowrider and chopper themes. not the same effect but if you wanted to play some games with flips and pearls etc. Fonzie, this is your chance to get crazy.
Best way is chemical plating spray, you use a two part tollens reagent (same stuff thats used to mirror glass). Then immediately wash it with distilled water and clear coat. You cant let it sit long because its pretty much pure silver it will tarnish rapidly in open air. Its a bit pricey, bit its the most common method for "chroming" body panals. You could wrap, but it rarely comes out looking perfect.
The chrome paints I have used in the past were for r/c bodies. The clear lexan body is the top coat, with the chrome paint applied to the inside , and then a black backer is applied. It worked OK, but any smudge, fingerprints, whatever would ruin it. And it was fragile there also with the flexibility of the lexan body. I stick with using it as a hobby or craft paint. Something that won't be handled much.
My intentions are the same. Only I wouldn’t try it on the flex parts much like you said. Id stick with wheels and possibly chassis. But for a body of 1.5mm lexan or polycarbonate, I can easily see a fail.
Yes, yes and yes!. I've used this and That paint goes so far for such a tiny bottle. The mirror reflection all depends on what you're painting. Your products don't stand a chance against the mirror. Did you spray what was left in the gun? I would guess you probably do 1 coat of a whole car with the bottle via airbrush.
I've been a culture hustle customer for about 5 years. Their products are expensive because the pigment density is through the roof. See how far you can thin this down before trying to get enough for a whole car at full strength. My guess is you can probably do 4:1 or 5:1 diution and still get amazing results.
It might be s fun experiment. Another thought I had was to see how some clear candies might look over it; the added reflectivity may give them a little more pop. If the folks will give you a couple gallons, I'd love to see it on a car. As a side note. Aren't these the same folks that make the ultimate black, Black 3, I think
This may not work at all because it's made more for wood furniture but you should try using N3 Ceramic Nano Finishing an see if it might work with your chrome paints, it's typically used to harden Wood and epoxy tables to make their finishes more durable.
Would be interested to see what a second coat would look like- but also great to see it full scale- or even just on doors with rest of car a Matt black
Honestly, thank you for this. This video takes a product and tests it out of ideal, perfect, "spherical chicken in a vacuum" conditions and uses it like one might actually use it and shows it for the good, the bad and the ugly and gives an actual true idea of what the product is capable of. It also entirely sold me on the product because I can already visualise some of the amazing things I could make with this
I think this paint would be great for car interiors. I've seen it used on leather to make it look like metal and the results are pretty amazing. Picture a custom dashboard, cool metallic highlights on the inside of the car.
What!? On leather? That’s crazy! A definite cool idea but did it crack with the flex of the leather? That would be my primary concern. Dash and other small trim would seem plausible, but I haven’t ever seen actual chromed (whether painted or not) leather. What a look!
What is the point of "not following the manufacturer's instructions" in the application of the paint/finish? Your video evaluation of the paint is void. RTFI, and apply the paint as per instructions.
My advice is that if you want a mirror finish on your entire car, use mirror solution that deposits actual silver, layer need only be thin, not expensive, then clear coat it.
Is business that bad you need to start reviewing craft paints all the while iterating that you're not using it for the intended purpose? Why do it then?
i have a whole bunch of this companies paint products. Stuart Semple seems like a cool dude who cares about art and product availability. you should definitely reach out to him!
you can get mirror shine nail polish, it takes hours to dry, top coat often makes it do odd stuff (bubble, go dull come off) and the surface is easily damaged
You have to use a water-based clear coat because solvents interfere with the chrome effect. The clear coat will fog up the chrome a bit, but hit it with some 2k and itll restore the chrome effect.
I reckon it’s good, the reason I think it doesn’t quite look exactly like chrome, or a mirror, is the bloom, it’s not quite a perfect mirror, compared to a chrome bumper, the imperfections would be in the subtle surface scratches, but it would still have a mirror surface. This does look metallic, and I even thought they looked heavy! I reckon it’s pretty awesome though! Love to see a whole car, if you can make a mirror tinted window too that would be awesome!
For a chrome or mirror finish, it does fall short. However, to improve its longevity, can you put a couple of high gloss top coats on the 'mirror' so it doesn't peel off so easily? Definitely worth trying it on a car 😉👍🏻
I love the Culture Hustle products, but not how expensive everything is. If you can get enough for a car and not pay a ridiculous price... go for it! 🤗
I would say try get enough of it to spray a whole car, the larger flat surfaces might come out better as a mirror than the smaller speed shapes, also i dont know the full instructions on how it should be applied but maybe try following it and see how it turns out, but how to make it more durable I have no clue. Cool vid like usual, keep up the awesome content.
I've been waiting for this, it's so awesome. I wanna know how it holds up as automotive paint. I've got one of these projects where I want to "chrome" paint some lettering and pin stripes onto things like the fuel tank, and fenders, and clear coat over it so that it holds up to being ridden as the bike its meant to be. It's a trail bike, but it's also a show bike to some degree. So far I've used rattle can industrial paints for this so far, and enamel clear coats. If this works well as a detailing paint then this might become a custom bike painting thing for me where I go over tear down, cleaning, and touch ups/custom paintings on mini bikes and other fun bike related projects. Can't wait to see the results brother!
I found it worked best over a clear coat mixed with urethane black (to give the necessary gloss black, but save one step). Over hard urethane parts or fiberglas it looked great.
Chrome window visors for my truck cost $250. Black window visors cost $40. Which is why I'm here. Maybe vinyl tape is the way to go. Thanks for posting the video, you answered a lot of questions.
Love the video and test! I would like to see it tested on something like a Golfcart or something smaller since a car could be very expensive. That said it may be prudent to call the manufacturer for clear coat ideas, or have another video finding clear coat testing to see what works.
I use a floor wax as a sealant (intercoat) before hard top coat. Check it out. The one i use has been discontinued but man it makes a difference. Keep in mind i use this for painting fishing lures im making
These are based on very fine aluminum leafing pigments. They need a topcoat of clear to keep them from oxidizing and abrasion damage. Worked for a company that made mirror backing coatings and “chrome” liquid and powder coatings for other substrates. Mazda Machine Grey color is one example of an OEM using this effect and that is a four layer process.
Don't waste your money on painting a whole car in mirror paint. It would be interesting to see how well Spectra Chrome does on top of your paints. They really are the only way to truly get a whole car with a mirrored/ chrome look. Hobby paints are definitely not the way to go.
I think the intended use is to touch up scratched chrome, not to be applied as a coat. You are the expert, so if this is best you have seen, then fine. I think it's pretty lame. I was expecting a liquid mirror effect and was disappointed.
I've used these kind of paints for Plastic or fiberglass bumpers on drag cars. I think that's what they are for is small parts that you want to look chrome.
If you could get the manufacturer to send you enough for a whole car, I think I speak for many others when I say we would absolutely love to see what that looks like!
Hi. I like your video, doing great paint job! About chrome paint and clear coat, maybe it will be helpful to someone, we have some experience. Most of the chrome paint like mipa, alsa, molotow etc., is water based, so if you cover it up by acrylic clear coat which contain solvents, that solvents just "eating" your chrome and you get just gloss gray color. But if you didn't cover it up your "chrome" will be tiny and will be erased very quickly. So we find a solution like cover up water base chrome paint with water base clear primer-insulator, then regular acrylic clear coat works perfectly. Also you can make your own "chrome paint" on hydrochloric acid base with tin chloride and silver nitrate, and that chrome base coat you can cover up by any regular clear coat. Also "thermic-chrome" can be cover up by clear coat with out any consequences. We was planing to filming a big guid on English about chrome coating but war in Feb.2022 change every thing... Hope my comment will be helpful to some one))) P.S. Sorry if I put some grammatical mistakes in text, have not match talking experience by last year)
I’m a guitarist, and I’m known for my silver, single-cutaway guitars. It’s my trademark. From my first limited-edition Platinum Les Paul to my current Gretsch in Airline Silver… I think the ultimate incarnation of my silver guitar would be to use a reflective paint like this. However-the most common clearcoats for guitars are either nitrocellulose or polyurethane. From what I read above, both of these topcoats would neutralise the ‘mirror’ effect. Any clever blokes (or birds!) out there know a clear coat what will prevent this paint from dulling, and dinging, and just going to Destination F’d in a matter of weeks after application?
Back in the day chameleon aka harlequin was $40 an oz. Didn't stop fools from dropping $3800-5000k in materials for it. Pro tip: Maybe topcoat it with a waterborne clear midcoat that's catalyzed. Then you should be clear from flake dispersion from solvents. It's how airbrush etc is protected, locks it down from solvent lift.
Is this a color by Stuart Semple?!?! That man knows color and will very likely refine it to *near* perfection still. 4/5. It could use improving, but as a baseline, it is so much better than I anticipated from a chrome mirror. Durability leaves some to be desired, hence the loss of a star, but otherwise shockingly versatile. Personally, I say DEFINITELY contact his company about possibly getting enough for a car. The worst they can say is no. Nothing to be lost, and everything to gain. They may even have a more durable/specific formula that will withstand topcoat applications for greater shine and more complete chrome/mirror finish. Best of luck! K
Somewhat reminiscent of the Alclad line of metallic paints that get their best results over a base coat of gloss black. Using various shades of grey, blue, black, and brown basecoats, and using gloss, semi gloss, and flat, modelers can achieve all kinds of different hues for "natural metal" model aircraft.
I use SPAZSTIX MIRROR CHROME on my rc scale vehicles to make rear view mirrors & cool chrome effects. As a paint it's just like these results, but on glass, with 3 or 4 layers, & proper black backing paint, I get true mirror results.
Back in late 1960s some rearview mirrors were housed in chrome and were blamed for reflecting at, and blinding, drivers headed toward each other. The chrome rearview mirrors were then discontinued I think at demand of Federal Transportation Safety Department. Aside from that, spary the chrome paint and then apply a Paint Protection Film (PPF). Expensive but would keep it nice.
Not that you could cover a whole car with it, but you should try some Protectaclear polished metal clearcoat from Everbrite Coatings. I sprayed some bare polished aluminum valve covers a year ago to keep them from tarnishing. It didn't dull the polish at all and has held up to underhood temps great so far.
I think I've seen that stuff at the hobby shop before lol. We have a lot of "chrome" products in the modeling world, but I prefer Liquid Chrome pens. They actually do really well imo, but I do mainly cars. A pen used to be 12.99, and there's not a lot in there
Wonder what it would look like through clear polycarbonate and whether a protective coat over it would affect the mirror finish you would see through the polycarbonate. Would be interested to see you guys try that
Mercury mirror finish. The Ole Christmas ornament paint. I've looked for chrome/mirror paint forever( my lifetime) and nil. This was close but as soon as you go to fix it, it goes away. You achieved as you stated cosplay chrome but not auto finish chrome. The only stuff I can come up with is Christmas ornament chrome and that was poison and has been jettisoned out of the country for contamination. I've seen sticks that give the effect but they don't last and only good for hobby short term( " Don't touch it"!). Thanks. Like your vids Fonz. When I'm ready to paint my 03 wide glide we will visit.
I'd LOVE to see it full-scale... THAT SAID, I would say that before you do that, you try it over the whitest dip basecoat you can. I would wager that using a white base, as opposed to a black base, would significantly increase the reflectivity.
I build models, and I've tried a few of these really boutique-y expensive paints before. Some of them are exactly like advertised, some are overhyped. I got one that convincingly looked like gold.
Looks more like store bought aluminum than chrome. For what they're asking for this product, it should look like the best chrome available. It falls short of this mark. Thank You, JD
Honestly Stuart Semple loves people who use his stuff for weird purposes and if you contact him, he might even help develop a car paint out of it. He started the whole endeavor for fun and out of spite, and if he can top Anish Kapoor's mirrored bean sculpture with a durable outdoor chrome paint, he'd probably be all in.
I think you should spray a whole car in the wildest hyper shift imaginable. Then mask the car in in some kind of patterned design like tribal or circuit board and spray those areas in the mirror paint.
This stuff was pretty wild... your thoughts?
Would be good for giving a dull finish for chrome trim
For the price it isn't worth it. Nice faux chrome look, but I think it is on par with alsacorp spray on chrome, which I think you can buff for a better reflection.
I think it would be a awesome look on a car. I think you should do it. I would
Coming from the scale model world, I've seen more reflective lacquers designed for model builders. It's good, but I wouldn't say it's the best.
Is the cost worth the trouble? Also say after 5 days is it buffable? Before and seal coat.
You have to use a water based clear over it. Any solvent based clear will cause the chrome look to turn out looking like a normal silver. The clear I use over it comes from alsacorp. It's what they use over their chrome paints for protection. Also, you are spraying it down way too heavy. It needs very thin dust coats to look really good. I work with an air brush. I have pieces that looks exactly like chrome.
Yeah try again following these instructions on a test piece first. There’s no point of it’s just going to be ruined even by a small bug hitting it at highway speed
If try that and it works, I am already imaging the possibilities. If the mirror paint was much easier to get, I could imagine making faux armour or faux weapons for cosplays or for fun.
Yea I’ve made far more reflective pieces on Gundam kits. You need to use a glossy black as a base. That layer needs to be perfectly smooth. Then you dust on the chrome to build it up. But you don’t lay it down thick. Then after it dries you try to handbuff the shine to come out more.
If you’re gonna spray over the top of it with a clear you must use the corresponding paint carrier. Use the wrong one and you’ll lift all the paint up from below it.
@mountainman4410 Can a different coat be applied over the water-based coat?
He is talking about chrome painting a car. Imagine how long it would take to chrome paint a car with an airbrush by yourself. I would bet that where you started would be well past the 24 hour curing period by the time you finished covering a car using an airbrush.
I noticed your lights are 2 different color temperatures, see if you can get them to be the same as the others and your color accuracy will improve! Great video!!
I would say to reach out to them about it and see if you can get enough for a car. They may even have ideas on on what you can do to make it even better (better reflectiveness, coverage, durability, etc.). It would be pretty cool to see on a car though! One thing you left out was how well it peeled and if it affected the plastidip under it. I know I've seen people use non-plastidip coatings over plastidip and it become a nightmare to peel.
I mean since we aren’t paying for the product I say sure hell yea give it a shot!!! Since I’m not paying for the product; if I was, listening to this video and Fonzie’s reservations. I’d say no don’t even waste the time. The beauty of TH-cam 😂😂😂😂
I say it's not worth it since it scratches off so easily.
I would definitely reach out to Stuart Semple / Culture Hustle about this. Sees it would be up his alley!
@@Dethmeister could clearcoat it.
@@paulpaintshop103 He shows in the video that that doesn't work. It ruins the chrome effect and it just turns gray.
Their company is generally more than happy to work with artists to test the boundaries of their products, so you could likely get them to even come help make sure that the paint shows its best face, likely at cost so long as they can show how amazing it will look.
I think you should try dumping a bottle in clear like you do with pearls, and see what kind of effect you get... are they compatible? does it react weird? is it mirror like? so many questions, and only one way to answer them ;)
The solvents in top coat kill the reflection
I doubt the solvents are compatible. It's not a dry pigment, it's already in a solution and a pretty specific and powerful one from reading their site.
Mixing random solvents is also a good way to die from toxic combination effects too :P
@@ps3baws yeah guessing same thing
Yes please reach out to the mirrorest paint manufacturer
@@lesliebrettnacher2752you left the i out
I’d say don’t waste your time and money. We can already see this finish comes up short of expectations, so why bother scaling it up? I couldn’t imagine having that on my car and the slightest rock chip from the road strips my entire bumper
I know Culture Hustle isn't exactly aimed at car paints, but it's great seeing you use their products on the channel just for experimenting. Even if it isn't for the Mirror paint, I'd love to see what DCY could imagine up with them for a full cross-over video.
I think when it comes to Chrome, wraps are the primary alternative to auto paint, but if possible, maybe you can do a water-based topcoat over the chrome to protect it
I think the 3 samples is enough for us to know how it would look on a car. I wouldn't waste your time on it. Instead, I'd try to come up with a water based clear top coat and then once you have that figured out maybe come back and revisit this mirror product.
Createx uvls water based clear a really solid choice.
I know that stuff is insanely expensive, but WOW!!! I saw an artist use this on a mirror and pouring it really yields the best effect. Such as when you poured into the sprayer.
Mirror paintbon a mirror?
Realy?
I think it would look cool to do the trim on one of the cars with it. Not a whole car though. There are wraps for that.
I agree
Agreed - a roof, a hood, bottom rocker panels, or a bumper. Not sure a whole car would be worth it. Would also be cool if the manufacturer would do some sort of collab with you.
I think it would look awesome on a motorcycle. The tank and fender on a bobber, or even the complete fairings on a sport bike.
Exactly
It would be cool until the first scratch, this scratches off too easily.
I think this could possibly shine for refinishing interior trim. I don't know about all manufacturers, but I know in the 80s Ford did "chrome" painted accents on plastic trim in their pickups. Around thhe instrument cluster bezel, carious trim pieces, on the dash vents, etc. The finish I see here looks like a pretty good match for that. Considering how well it appears to cover all the trim in one of my little Rangers could probably be done up with one or two bottles and an airbrush gun. Too bad it doesn't take clear coat, then it might be an option for exterior pieces like refinishing emblems.
I think it would be great for stripes or other masked off areas in a pattern, but not the whole car due to expense.
Even though I understand the temporary nature of this paint, I'd still love to see it on a full car. Definitely reach out to Culture Hustle and see what they can do, a full car would look rad.
TBH I feel this effect is best achieved with a wrap. That said I'd be interested to see what could be done over a wrap with the candys and various pearls, similar to 70's chopper candy and metal flake.
Personally, over a wrap.may not be possible as there's nothing for liquid to adhere to?
We've seen chrome cars in the real world, wrapped and painted, a 3 series BMW being my best remembered example.
as an old dud that used to paint his own vehicles, this and a wrap which is new to me looks interesting for a base to put other translucent paints over top, did that with some of my older cars and people thought i had put candy apple paint on when it was just regular paint that was available at the time.
@edwardmylnychuk5774 check out custom z warriorz and his whole world of metal and candy flake work, I feel like this product (the mirrorioriest paint ever) could be a great base for candy lowrider and chopper themes. not the same effect but if you wanted to play some games with flips and pearls etc. Fonzie, this is your chance to get crazy.
Best way is chemical plating spray, you use a two part tollens reagent (same stuff thats used to mirror glass). Then immediately wash it with distilled water and clear coat. You cant let it sit long because its pretty much pure silver it will tarnish rapidly in open air. Its a bit pricey, bit its the most common method for "chroming" body panals. You could wrap, but it rarely comes out looking perfect.
The chrome paints I have used in the past were for r/c bodies. The clear lexan body is the top coat, with the chrome paint applied to the inside , and then a black backer is applied. It worked OK, but any smudge, fingerprints, whatever would ruin it. And it was fragile there also with the flexibility of the lexan body. I stick with using it as a hobby or craft paint. Something that won't be handled much.
My intentions are the same. Only I wouldn’t try it on the flex parts much like you said. Id stick with wheels and possibly chassis. But for a body of 1.5mm lexan or polycarbonate, I can easily see a fail.
Yes, yes and yes!. I've used this and That paint goes so far for such a tiny bottle. The mirror reflection all depends on what you're painting. Your products don't stand a chance against the mirror. Did you spray what was left in the gun? I would guess you probably do 1 coat of a whole car with the bottle via airbrush.
I've been a culture hustle customer for about 5 years. Their products are expensive because the pigment density is through the roof. See how far you can thin this down before trying to get enough for a whole car at full strength. My guess is you can probably do 4:1 or 5:1 diution and still get amazing results.
Culture Hustle has been true to their statements. I've always been impressed
It might be s fun experiment. Another thought I had was to see how some clear candies might look over it; the added reflectivity may give them a little more pop. If the folks will give you a couple gallons, I'd love to see it on a car. As a side note. Aren't these the same folks that make the ultimate black, Black 3, I think
Yes
This may not work at all because it's made more for wood furniture but you should try using N3 Ceramic Nano Finishing an see if it might work with your chrome paints, it's typically used to harden Wood and epoxy tables to make their finishes more durable.
Would be interested to see what a second coat would look like- but also great to see it full scale- or even just on doors with rest of car a Matt black
I was thinking it would look better with a second coat as well
Do it. Its not that expensive.
...as opposed to Jack Black? LOL "Matte"...
I watch your videos just not because the painting aspect, but the fact that you seem like the nicest guy in the world :)
I really appreciate the time and knowledge that you share.
Honestly, thank you for this. This video takes a product and tests it out of ideal, perfect, "spherical chicken in a vacuum" conditions and uses it like one might actually use it and shows it for the good, the bad and the ugly and gives an actual true idea of what the product is capable of. It also entirely sold me on the product because I can already visualise some of the amazing things I could make with this
I would love to see you use this as a base coat for a bunch of different pearls.
This mirror with an hint of blue would look magic! Loved it!!!
Try it as a pinstripe or stencil on the car, similar to your old marker painted car
I think this paint would be great for car interiors. I've seen it used on leather to make it look like metal and the results are pretty amazing. Picture a custom dashboard, cool metallic highlights on the inside of the car.
What!? On leather? That’s crazy! A definite cool idea but did it crack with the flex of the leather? That would be my primary concern. Dash and other small trim would seem plausible, but I haven’t ever seen actual chromed (whether painted or not) leather. What a look!
@@jackdurden466 I didn't crack, but they did definitely thin it out so it was almost like a stain.
Yes! See if you can get enough. Then after it is finished, put a candy purple clear coat over the top of it.
What is the point of "not following the manufacturer's instructions" in the application of the paint/finish? Your video evaluation of the paint is void. RTFI, and apply the paint as per instructions.
Because it's specifically about you using it with dip.
My advice is that if you want a mirror finish on your entire car, use mirror solution that deposits actual silver, layer need only be thin, not expensive, then clear coat it.
Is business that bad you need to start reviewing craft paints all the while iterating that you're not using it for the intended purpose? Why do it then?
It's an experiment jackass. A change of pace, something fun, letting loose. You should try it sometime you're wound up way too tight
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i have a whole bunch of this companies paint products. Stuart Semple seems like a cool dude who cares about art and product availability. you should definitely reach out to him!
Hell yeah! Reach out asap! I've been waiting to see a really good mirror chrome painted on a car.
WHOLE CAR!?! That would be EPIC...perhaps a boxy Volvo or Scion?
Whatever you spray, it would be awesome to see.
Whole car for sure!!! 1. Love it😊
you can get mirror shine nail polish, it takes hours to dry, top coat often makes it do odd stuff (bubble, go dull come off) and the surface is easily damaged
Appreciate this, I was just about to buy this to do my ext reveal trim moldings and then clear over it.
Saved me 44$ and extra work
Would have liked to see what it looks like when done as intended
You have to use a water-based clear coat because solvents interfere with the chrome effect. The clear coat will fog up the chrome a bit, but hit it with some 2k and itll restore the chrome effect.
Add the four bottles to a gallon or two of clear and spray like a mirror pearl
I reckon it’s good, the reason I think it doesn’t quite look exactly like chrome, or a mirror, is the bloom, it’s not quite a perfect mirror, compared to a chrome bumper, the imperfections would be in the subtle surface scratches, but it would still have a mirror surface. This does look metallic, and I even thought they looked heavy! I reckon it’s pretty awesome though!
Love to see a whole car, if you can make a mirror tinted window too that would be awesome!
For a chrome or mirror finish, it does fall short. However, to improve its longevity, can you put a couple of high gloss top coats on the 'mirror' so it doesn't peel off so easily? Definitely worth trying it on a car 😉👍🏻
He shows in the video that that doesn't work. It kills the chrome effect and it just looks grey.
Watch the whole video bro 😂
I love the Culture Hustle products, but not how expensive everything is. If you can get enough for a car and not pay a ridiculous price... go for it! 🤗
I would say try get enough of it to spray a whole car, the larger flat surfaces might come out better as a mirror than the smaller speed shapes, also i dont know the full instructions on how it should be applied but maybe try following it and see how it turns out, but how to make it more durable I have no clue. Cool vid like usual, keep up the awesome content.
Chrome DYC car? HELL YEAH!!!!!
I'd like to see it as a base coat under something crazy
Chrome,brass,copper,gold,silver..
All the ones I wanna see used as a base.
I've been waiting for this, it's so awesome. I wanna know how it holds up as automotive paint.
I've got one of these projects where I want to "chrome" paint some lettering and pin stripes onto things like the fuel tank, and fenders, and clear coat over it so that it holds up to being ridden as the bike its meant to be. It's a trail bike, but it's also a show bike to some degree. So far I've used rattle can industrial paints for this so far, and enamel clear coats.
If this works well as a detailing paint then this might become a custom bike painting thing for me where I go over tear down, cleaning, and touch ups/custom paintings on mini bikes and other fun bike related projects.
Can't wait to see the results brother!
I found it worked best over a clear coat mixed with urethane black (to give the necessary gloss black, but save one step). Over hard urethane parts or fiberglas it looked great.
Oh how I would love to see a whole car done like this. WOW!
Always love your experiments! I say leave this one behind. It was a great test, and doesn't warrant a full car.
Chrome window visors for my truck cost $250. Black window visors cost $40. Which is why I'm here. Maybe vinyl tape is the way to go. Thanks for posting the video, you answered a lot of questions.
Love the video and test! I would like to see it tested on something like a Golfcart or something smaller since a car could be very expensive. That said it may be prudent to call the manufacturer for clear coat ideas, or have another video finding clear coat testing to see what works.
I agree, as easily as it scratches it definitely needs a top coat.
Yes whole car!!!
I use a floor wax as a sealant (intercoat) before hard top coat. Check it out. The one i use has been discontinued but man it makes a difference. Keep in mind i use this for painting fishing lures im making
These are based on very fine aluminum leafing pigments. They need a topcoat of clear to keep them from oxidizing and abrasion damage. Worked for a company that made mirror backing coatings and “chrome” liquid and powder coatings for other substrates. Mazda Machine Grey color is one example of an OEM using this effect and that is a four layer process.
Please try to do a complete car with this! I secretly think we all want to see what happens, good or bad!
Don't waste your money on painting a whole car in mirror paint. It would be interesting to see how well Spectra Chrome does on top of your paints. They really are the only way to truly get a whole car with a mirrored/ chrome look. Hobby paints are definitely not the way to go.
You know people want to see a chrome car, come on fonz let's go!
I think the intended use is to touch up scratched chrome, not to be applied as a coat. You are the expert, so if this is best you have seen, then fine. I think it's pretty lame. I was expecting a liquid mirror effect and was disappointed.
Is it supposed to leave a mirror finish on the contact side, like a mirror, try painting it on a pane of clear glass??
I've used these kind of paints for Plastic or fiberglass bumpers on drag cars. I think that's what they are for is small parts that you want to look chrome.
You know u gotta do a whole car cuz nobody else will🔥🔥🔥
If you could get the manufacturer to send you enough for a whole car, I think I speak for many others when I say we would absolutely love to see what that looks like!
I think speed shapes are always only and indication of what this could look on a car. So it would be great to see this large scale on a car.
Hi. I like your video, doing great paint job! About chrome paint and clear coat, maybe it will be helpful to someone, we have some experience. Most of the chrome paint like mipa, alsa, molotow etc., is water based, so if you cover it up by acrylic clear coat which contain solvents, that solvents just "eating" your chrome and you get just gloss gray color. But if you didn't cover it up your "chrome" will be tiny and will be erased very quickly. So we find a solution like cover up water base chrome paint with water base clear primer-insulator, then regular acrylic clear coat works perfectly. Also you can make your own "chrome paint" on hydrochloric acid base with tin chloride and silver nitrate, and that chrome base coat you can cover up by any regular clear coat. Also "thermic-chrome" can be cover up by clear coat with out any consequences. We was planing to filming a big guid on English about chrome coating but war in Feb.2022 change every thing... Hope my comment will be helpful to some one)))
P.S. Sorry if I put some grammatical mistakes in text, have not match talking experience by last year)
It’d be sick to see some candy colors over the mirror paint to see if you could get a colored chrome!
Hell yes!! Let’s see it! 🤘🏻😉🤘🏻
I’m a guitarist, and I’m known for my silver, single-cutaway guitars. It’s my trademark. From my first limited-edition Platinum Les Paul to my current Gretsch in Airline Silver… I think the ultimate incarnation of my silver guitar would be to use a reflective paint like this. However-the most common clearcoats for guitars are either nitrocellulose or polyurethane. From what I read above, both of these topcoats would neutralise the ‘mirror’ effect. Any clever blokes (or birds!) out there know a clear coat what will prevent this paint from dulling, and dinging, and just going to Destination F’d in a matter of weeks after application?
Nice shiny silver paint. I agree about the use on small projects.
Back in the day chameleon aka harlequin was $40 an oz. Didn't stop fools from dropping $3800-5000k in materials for it.
Pro tip: Maybe topcoat it with a waterborne clear midcoat that's catalyzed. Then you should be clear from flake dispersion from solvents. It's how airbrush etc is protected, locks it down from solvent lift.
Yes do it
Is this a color by Stuart Semple?!?! That man knows color and will very likely refine it to *near* perfection still.
4/5. It could use improving, but as a baseline, it is so much better than I anticipated from a chrome mirror. Durability leaves some to be desired, hence the loss of a star, but otherwise shockingly versatile.
Personally, I say DEFINITELY contact his company about possibly getting enough for a car. The worst they can say is no. Nothing to be lost, and everything to gain. They may even have a more durable/specific formula that will withstand topcoat applications for greater shine and more complete chrome/mirror finish.
Best of luck!
K
Somewhat reminiscent of the Alclad line of metallic paints that get their best results over a base coat of gloss black. Using various shades of grey, blue, black, and brown basecoats, and using gloss, semi gloss, and flat, modelers can achieve all kinds of different hues for "natural metal" model aircraft.
I use SPAZSTIX MIRROR CHROME on my rc scale vehicles to make rear view mirrors & cool chrome effects. As a paint it's just like these results, but on glass, with 3 or 4 layers, & proper black backing paint, I get true mirror results.
Back in late 1960s some rearview mirrors were housed in chrome and were blamed for reflecting at, and blinding, drivers headed toward each other. The chrome rearview mirrors were then discontinued I think at demand of Federal Transportation Safety Department.
Aside from that, spary the chrome paint and then apply a Paint Protection Film (PPF). Expensive but would keep it nice.
YES!!! CHROME AN ENTIRE CAR!!
Wild and crazeeeeee. Looks really good. I wonder if a water based candy over the top would bring some more pop into it.
Not that you could cover a whole car with it, but you should try some Protectaclear polished metal clearcoat from Everbrite Coatings. I sprayed some bare polished aluminum valve covers a year ago to keep them from tarnishing. It didn't dull the polish at all and has held up to underhood temps great so far.
I need to see a full car painted with this paint ❤
Yoooo that gotta be the best paint i seen thus far for it to be spray liquid like thats next level i may have to ship my cars to bro seriously
Would be cool for a car. Can you buff it?
I think I've seen that stuff at the hobby shop before lol. We have a lot of "chrome" products in the modeling world, but I prefer Liquid Chrome pens. They actually do really well imo, but I do mainly cars. A pen used to be 12.99, and there's not a lot in there
Yes the whole çar let's go!
Wonder what it would look like through clear polycarbonate and whether a protective coat over it would affect the mirror finish you would see through the polycarbonate. Would be interested to see you guys try that
Mercury mirror finish. The Ole Christmas ornament paint. I've looked for chrome/mirror paint forever( my lifetime) and nil. This was close but as soon as you go to fix it, it goes away. You achieved as you stated cosplay chrome but not auto finish chrome. The only stuff I can come up with is Christmas ornament chrome and that was poison and has been jettisoned out of the country for contamination. I've seen sticks that give the effect but they don't last and only good for hobby short term( " Don't touch it"!). Thanks. Like your vids Fonz. When I'm ready to paint my 03 wide glide we will visit.
Hell yeah! Lets see this on a full size vehicle! :D
I'd LOVE to see it full-scale...
THAT SAID, I would say that before you do that, you try it over the whitest dip basecoat you can. I would wager that using a white base, as opposed to a black base, would significantly increase the reflectivity.
Yes on the full mirror car!!
YES!!! WHOLE CAR!
I build models, and I've tried a few of these really boutique-y expensive paints before. Some of them are exactly like advertised, some are overhyped. I got one that convincingly looked like gold.
Man. Thank you for making my cup protectors look really cool.
When I saw the mirroriest mirrochrome paint hitting the flat black speedform…it lays down HARD and very uniformly even!
You guys are having to much FUN🏆
Yes Yes Yes do a whole car!
Looks more like store bought aluminum than chrome. For what they're asking for this product, it should look like the best chrome available. It falls short of this mark. Thank You, JD
Honestly Stuart Semple loves people who use his stuff for weird purposes and if you contact him, he might even help develop a car paint out of it. He started the whole endeavor for fun and out of spite, and if he can top Anish Kapoor's mirrored bean sculpture with a durable outdoor chrome paint, he'd probably be all in.
I think you should spray a whole car in the wildest hyper shift imaginable. Then mask the car in in some kind of patterned design like tribal or circuit board and spray those areas in the mirror paint.