Re: [CR]Interesting paint system

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Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 17:04:57 -0700
From: "Rich Pinder" <rpinder@usc.edu>
Subject: Re: [CR]Interesting paint system
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I found a .pdf price list of the spray cans, and the killer chrome is ONLY $39 per can. There is a listing for a 'Killer Chrome Kit' system, for $149 (but that surely INCLUDES a bike frame, no ?)...

This place is a stones throw from where I work... What ya think Chas & Brian - ROAD TRIP ?? I'd love to see their samples up close. Their pearls and special colors are in line, price wise, with other of the speciality paint folks (House of Color) - at least it seems that way.

Here's that .pdf

http://tinyurl.com/34uwsb

Rich

John Betmanis wrote:
> At 12:02 AM 16/04/2007 -0700, brian blum wrote:
>
>> Killer Chrome $115 a can .
>>
>
> http://alsacorp.com/products/killercans/kc/killerchrome_prodinfo.htm
>
> Yeah, I seem to recall it wasn't cheap. However, according to the demo
> video, you only apply a light "dusting" of the coating, so it ought to go a
> long way, provided the nozzle doesn't clog. Note that the items coated have
> a mirror finish to start with. If you wanted to "rechrome" lugs this way,
> you'd have to strip the peeling, pitted chrome and buff them to a mirror
> finish first. Then, you don't know if the coating gives any corrosion
> protection or if it still looks like chrome if you clearcoat it. I'd get
> those questions answered by the company before investing a lot of time and
> money in this process.
>
> John Betmanis
> Woodstock, Ontario
> Canada