Chromeboy Replica

Gurj · #1 12-24-2005, 10:40 AM

Check this guy's work. He specialises in chroming cars, bikes, bike helmets but has chromed his own JS100. Looks very good:

http://www.heavensview.de/index.php?...ten=29&album=8

And check the finish on his RG550:

http://www.heavensview.de/index.php?...ten=29&album=4

I'm definately tempted to ask him to do some work for me!

King Knall · #2 12-24-2005, 11:00 AM

Wow.

saTa · #3 12-24-2005, 11:05 AM

Wonder how durable it is, how the neck fits in the neckpocket, how many attempts you need to get one right etc.

Gurj · #4 12-24-2005, 11:11 AM

His comments from another forum (mods, sorry if this isn't allowed):

"So I bought a JS 100 and put in a fred and paf pro pickup then I rubbed down the headstock and body and sprayed it in clear coat then I treated them with chemicals and painted over it with 4 coats of clear coat.
I am a paint sprayer and the chrom look sits under the clear coat and does not come off or fade!!"

and:

"The whole process took me about 2 days to do I sealed first of all everything so nothing would interfere with the paint underneath!
Then I sprayed clear coat as perfect as possible because the chromlook will sit on the surface of it!
When I put the clear coat over the chromlook it turned slightly yellow so I put some violet in the clear coat to turn it chrome then 4 coats of clear to finish!"

jaken777 · #5 12-24-2005, 11:13 AM

man they look top sh*t! Bro! - I own a chrome boy & the guitar this guy did look's better!- i wonder how long the finish will last on the guitars?
good stuff anyway Bro! great to see there's dudes out there doing this to guitar's hope the rest of the Bro's on this site take note of what you can do to that ageing JS, JEM, UV or Other Guitars! this is what i have been taking about since i joined this site!
Open your eyes have a good look Bro's Gurj has just proved it! - thank you Gurj!

Andelusion · #6 12-24-2005, 01:11 PM

That does look very good, i have no idea how durable his finishing method will be but it definiately looks decent.

He needs to buy a new camera though lol..

mi2tom · #7 12-24-2005, 01:42 PM

Nice work on the JS but I like the one he did with the RG

Flobanez · #8 12-24-2005, 07:14 PM

Nice.

vette6600 · #9 12-24-2005, 10:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaken777

man they look top sh*t! Bro! - I own a chrome boy & the guitar this guy did look's better!- i wonder how long the finish will last on the guitars?
good stuff anyway Bro! great to see there's dudes out there doing this to guitar's hope the rest of the Bro's on this site take note of what you can do to that ageing JS, JEM, UV or Other Guitars! this is what i have been taking about since i joined this site!
Open your eyes have a good look Bro's Gurj has just proved it! - thank you Gurj!

yea bro, i agree bro

- Eric- · #10 12-26-2005, 08:25 AM

you most probably read it on the satriani forum http://satrianiforum.com/index.php?showtopic=1607

HDS · #11 12-26-2005, 02:05 PM

He said "It does indeed look unbelievable the pics don't do it justice it's neither paint or plating it is a mixture of various chemicals coming together to form a chrome coat!
I am sworn to secrecy but I can tell you that pure silver is in the whole process!"

With that I know that he is using ether the ChromeFX system or hes quicksilvering it like a you would a mirror, Both use silver.

honky_tonk · #12 12-26-2005, 02:07 PM

theres a video on that link that shows you how there doing it to a land rover i think?
its in german though

ryanb · #13 12-26-2005, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HDS

He said "It does indeed look unbelievable the pics don't do it justice it's neither paint or plating it is a mixture of various chemicals coming together to form a chrome coat!
I am sworn to secrecy but I can tell you that pure silver is in the whole process!"

With that I know that he is using ether the ChromeFX system or hes quicksilvering it like a you would a mirror, Both use silver.

Looking at that German website, it really looks like the ChromeFX process.

HDS · #14 12-27-2005, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryanb

Looking at that German website, it really looks like the ChromeFX process.

Yep aggreed, the steps they did are that of ChromeFX. But the system still is to costly for doing just one guitar. But we do know now that yes it can be done and look better then Ibanez's job.