The Sandman Posted November 26, 2004 Report Share Posted November 26, 2004 I have a mesa/boogie dual rectifier, and i am looking to make the chrome diamond plate black. I know mesa does this, but you need to let them know that what you want when you buy one of their amps. what would be the best way to make the chrome black? any suggestions? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted November 26, 2004 Report Share Posted November 26, 2004 if your going to be doing it to diamond plate, I would go have it powdercoated, or if you cant afford that, just use spray paint on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGM Guitars Posted November 26, 2004 Report Share Posted November 26, 2004 Take it to a bumper shop that can send it to be de chromed, then paint it with any good metal paint. Even just rustoleum out of a rattle can will work once the chrome is gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted November 26, 2004 Report Share Posted November 26, 2004 Black, solid color black or translucent black...? If it's translucent use goth_ advise, if it's solid use LGM's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvertonessuckbutigotone Posted November 26, 2004 Report Share Posted November 26, 2004 Take it to a bumper shop that can send it to be de chromed, then paint it with any good metal paint. Even just rustoleum out of a rattle can will work once the chrome is gone. how much would that cost to have it dechromed? and would you have to clear it afterwards (im assuming a yes on that second question) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathcorip Posted November 26, 2004 Report Share Posted November 26, 2004 while referring to diamond plate how could i make mine much shinier? its aluminium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biohazard Posted November 27, 2004 Report Share Posted November 27, 2004 Wow, is your guitar plated in aluminium too like mine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGM Guitars Posted November 27, 2004 Report Share Posted November 27, 2004 Take it to a bumper shop that can send it to be de chromed, then paint it with any good metal paint. Even just rustoleum out of a rattle can will work once the chrome is gone. how much would that cost to have it dechromed? and would you have to clear it afterwards (im assuming a yes on that second question) Last time I had something dechromed it was 2 motorcycle fenders and it cost me I think about $80. You don't HAVE to clear it depending on what type of paint you use, but it would make it more durable. Powder coating would be a good option as well, even for solid black, probably get that done for about $50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marossy Posted November 29, 2004 Report Share Posted November 29, 2004 while referring to diamond plate how could i make mine much shinier? its aluminium. I would take it to a buffing wheel. Some aluminum alloys can get really shiny with buffing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathcorip Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 thanks,will trybthat bnext time i take it off. yeah i've an explorer with an aluminium diamond plate but its the 5 ridge type rather than one ridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biohazard Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 What does aluminium look like if it gets chromed and can it be de-chromed? Do I only have to put aluminium on a buffer to get it really shinny or do I need polish or something too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marossy Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Unfortunately, you can't just chrome aluminum. IIRC, you have to plate it with zinc, and then it can be chromed. And it's not easily de-chromed. I would think that you would need some polish in addition to a buffing wheel, but that also depends on the nature of the aluminum. If it's an aluminum alloy, it's probably fairly hard to buff without a little help with some appropriate polishing compound. "Pure" aluminum would probably buff up real shiny without much help... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biohazard Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Ok thanks. I'll have to contact my guitar builder to see if the aluminium was an alloy or pure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marossy Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 I'd be very surprised if it's not an alloy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biohazard Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 Ah well, i'll just use some duraglit stuff I have, I used this stuff to polish it and it looked good afterwards, but if it will go shinnier with buffing then i will go for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marossy Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 Cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biohazard Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 Anything else interesting you can do to aluminium to get it looking cool. I'm happy with how it looks just wanting to know what else can be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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