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08-31-2010, 08:59 PM | #1 |
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So, one of the many things I've never been able to mimic that Hasbro does is chrome parts. I love the chrome mask on Cobra Commander and have always wanted to make my own Sky Patrol vehicles.
What I'm presenting is a question I hope can at some point turn into a fact finding project. I came across this DIY craft project online. Mirror Fun: Silvering and Re-Silvering and How to Make Your Own One-Way Mirrors It's a step by step guide to mirroring glass panels. After reading through it carefully, I was immediately thinking of ways it could be incorporated in custom building projects. Would it be possible to make an actual 1:18 cobra commander head that was actually mirrored? Anyways, I was hoping this could spark a discussion/debate on if it's possible or not and likewise what obvious problems stand in the way. |
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08-31-2010, 09:25 PM | #2 |
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i know the plastic that they use is like a clearish, i remember i had a cylon or whatever it was called from battle star galactica when i was real young, and he was a certain type of plastic, and the cc head we got with the 25th and char broil. it is a certain pl;astic as far as i know and see.
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09-01-2010, 02:32 AM | #3 |
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I think vacuum deposition or sputtering is the normal way (Chroming Project, Silvering - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia).
I believe the silver nitrate method just produces a precipitate of silver which settles under the action of gravity. Therefore you may have troubles getting an even coating on something that's not flat. You also need to protect it from oxygen otherwise it will tarnish. There is also the electro-plating method, which may or may not work. Afaiu you need to bond a conductive layer (e.g. Nickel: Electroless nickel plating - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) then use that as one of the electrodes to plate with your metal (e.g. chrome). The electroplating method chemicals sound rather nasty. Aluminium sputtering might be interesting if you possess a vacuum chamber and high amperage power supply (some pics here: ALUMINUM COATING, it looks like he then deposits silica as a protective layer, but afaiu you can also just expose the part to a pure oxygen environment and it will generate a thin transparent layer of aluminium oxide as a protective layer.) Good luck! |
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