Keiths Cortinas 4 Posted January 16, 2021 Can the front grill and the headlight rings be chromed on the MK1 Cortina ? most of the repro stuff seems to be a dull Aluminium finish even my refurbished front grill has now gone dull. here s hoping for a brighter outcome. cheers Keith. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lotuscops 80 Posted January 19, 2021 Yes they copper plate first then chrome but it chips off with stones off the road. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keiths Cortinas 4 Posted January 20, 2021 Thanks Keith. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brian c 4 Posted March 8, 2021 On 1/16/2021 at 2:30 PM, Keiths Cortinas said: Can the front grill and the headlight rings be chromed on the MK1 Cortina ? most of the repro stuff seems to be a dull Aluminium finish even my refurbished front grill has now gone dull. here s hoping for a brighter outcome. cheers Keith. Might be worth considering ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keiths Cortinas 4 Posted March 9, 2021 Yes seen this Brian , trouble is when you clear coat it looses its shine , i have also tried Molotow liquid Chrome , again same problem. I think anything out of a can is not going to work . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lotuscops 80 Posted March 10, 2021 16 hours ago, Keiths Cortinas said: Yes seen this Brian , trouble is when you clear coat it looses its shine , i have also tried Molotow liquid Chrome , again same problem. I think anything out of a can is not going to work . I've tried loads & none work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chinkamon 14 Posted March 28, 2021 On 3/9/2021 at 3:56 PM, Keiths Cortinas said: Yes seen this Brian , trouble is when you clear coat it looses its shine , i have also tried Molotow liquid Chrome , again same problem. I think anything out of a can is not going to work . I had that issue when polishing my fuel filler cap, was all nice and shiny, put clear on and it went dark grey🤷🏻♂️. Is that spray in the video as good as it looks if you don't clear coat it though? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lotuscops 80 Posted March 28, 2021 2 hours ago, chinkamon said: I had that issue when polishing my fuel filler cap, was all nice and shiny, put clear on and it went dark grey🤷🏻♂️. Is that spray in the video as good as it looks if you don't clear coat it though? It's not as good as it looks & lacquer just dulls it. Without lacquer it isn't durable though. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
