What would you chrome on your jeep
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- 1985 CJ7, AMC 360, lunati cam, AX15, Affordable Fuel Injection, edelbrock performer manifold, 21 gallon fuel tank, Old Man Emu 2.5 inch lift, 1 inch body lift, tie rod flip, HMMWV H1 steering box, rear disc brake conversion, Dana 44 rear, YJ to CJ tub conversion, still working on 33 inch tires, Metallic dark blue paint.
Scrambler Project, cosmetically taking it back to the 80's- 1984 Scrambler, Laredo. 258cc, Holley Sniper EFI, 30in tires on Laredo polished wheels, Dana 44 rear, OME 2.5 YJ springs/lift, HMMWV steering box
Previously owned cj 7, 1979, Renegade, 258 and a '89 wrangler
My son and I wanted to have a couple of the pieces on the engine chrome, namely the power steering bracket and the power steering pump reservoir.
We soon found that powder coating, while long lasting, does not give you the true shine of chrome, and chroming is very expensive and hard to find since the chemicals are environmentally unfriendly.
In our research we came across this Alsa Refinish Chroming Spray System-CFXPumpsys at The Home Depot.
It basically uses silver nitrate to coat the object, will stick to nearly anything, metal, wood, plastic.
Here is a quick demo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvyuwhJCyb4
While not exactly cheap, it's much more economical than the alternative. I also can't seem to find any information on what the max temperature the chrome will tolerate, or information on how durable the result is.... Will it come off the knobs?
It has me wondering, if you could chrome any other parts of your jeep, what would you chrome out?
We soon found that powder coating, while long lasting, does not give you the true shine of chrome, and chroming is very expensive and hard to find since the chemicals are environmentally unfriendly.
In our research we came across this Alsa Refinish Chroming Spray System-CFXPumpsys at The Home Depot.
It basically uses silver nitrate to coat the object, will stick to nearly anything, metal, wood, plastic.
Here is a quick demo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvyuwhJCyb4
While not exactly cheap, it's much more economical than the alternative. I also can't seem to find any information on what the max temperature the chrome will tolerate, or information on how durable the result is.... Will it come off the knobs?
It has me wondering, if you could chrome any other parts of your jeep, what would you chrome out?