Ultimate Mirror Chrome Aerosol Paint 3.5oz

Works surprisingly well. Although it might take some hard work to get best results. I used it on wood, so I had to do multiple layers of a clear coat base to get it as close to glass smooth as I could (3 coats, sand down with 220 grit, wipe, 3 more coats, rinse and repeat. time consuming process waiting for each to dry). If you are on plastic you can probably skip that step entirely. Then you need a gloss black back coating (or, technically you could use other colors depending on what hue you want the reflective coating to be), and you want multiple coats of that. (I went with Testor's gloss black, it ended up with a mirror-like reflection itself, but just in jet black). Once that has cured, very light sprays of the chrome, so you can barely see each coat at all (the first few you probably won't see) with 30 sec-1min between coats (with such thin coats, dries quickly for reapplication). The difficulty is in knowing when to stop, my mirror coating is still a bit dark, but if you apply too much of the mirror chrome it dulls the gloss. Wait a day before lightly buffing it out with a soft cotton cloth (there is a slight film that will be on top, removing that improves the shine, but make sure it's fully dry or you will rub out the chrome entirely). You can definitely see a reflection, though on mine it's not true mirror due to the surface not being completely flat (hard to do on wood, but again plastic such as for models should be fine). But the outcome is it looks like it's coated in metal, which is the goal, with some reflective properties.One note when working with this, be careful at all steps to avoid putting on too much of any spray so you don't get bubbling. Those tiny bubbles show up distinctly in the final product. But this is probably going to be the best you can do for mirror chromes (they are also a lot of youtube videos comparing the various brands, that's how I ended up picking the spax stix based on their results). The cans are only 3.5oz, so don't expect them to do any huge projects. As long as you know what you are getting into, this stuff works well

So I painted all my life with spay paint n never I had painted spray paint that looks very close to chrome. This is the best over all to paint plastic for chrome 👍🏽

You must follow instructions and watch YouTube videos AND use a good gloss black first. I had a plastic dash bezel that is not reproduced. I cleaned it thoroughly, compressor blown clean. Used alcohol thereafter. In most dust free area possible used the Spatz companion Black undercoat which is glossy, which is critical. Dust coat first then two more. After three days of curing dust coated chrome spray can, dried then another light coat, then another heavier coat but not too heavy. I stopped application when it looked good. I think too many coats will make it duller as black undercoat is overly masked. . Looks more like brushed aluminum but I’m good with that. Product cans are small so it’s pricey but the YouTube comparisons rank it above several brands. The photo has light level similar to dash in the car.

I bought this to spray a plastic mask and it turned out looking real good,I woudn't say it looks like chrome exactly but it does look close to it.It sprayed real easy and settled down and started to look good,I let it sit and dry for a couple days before I tried to handle it,I was very disappointed by the fact that it rubs off on the edges and is easily scratched which ruined the whole project.It might work well when its sprayed inside clear plastic but not so good on the outside where you might handle it.

Did some studying on different types of rattle can paint and thought that this Spaz Stix brand was going to be the trick. It is definitely not mirror shine as you can see in the photograph I took. The pencil does not reflect this is a plastic.Photo is of a front light housing for a Chinese scooter. Definitely don’t get very much paint either only 3.5 oz. This may be good for model building and toy train enthusiast but it definitely is not mirror chrome. I prepped the surface with their recommended Spaz Stix black prior to spraying on this grey stuff. It’s more like grey aluminum oxide color.You would probably do just as well going to Ace Hardware in using a silver 12 oz. Rust-oleum brand.I may try spraying a thin clearcoat on it to see if it shines it up a little can’t really lose at this point.