what primer?

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ts200
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i need to spray over some chrome, would etch primer do the job?
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Personaly, I'd key the surface with some emery cloth and then use 2k primer.
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What did you eventually use and how did it come out? I've got a chromed Indian GP headset that needs sorting.
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corrado wrote:What did you eventually use and how did it come out? I've got a chromed Indian GP headset that needs sorting.
Get the chrome stripped off :D
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I think I'll ebay the pile of Injun shite rather than spend hours stripping the crap off. It's what ebay's for innit? :mrgreen:
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I'm just using a different set of panels now
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De-chrome 1st !!!
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I've blasted some chrome bits (didn't remove chrome) that gave a good enough surface to be powder coated, think a roughed up surface would paint ok.
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