Chrome plating wood?

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18 June 2009, 08:58 PM

Ray_li

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Chrome plating wood?

Is there a process that allows wood to be chrome plated plated?

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18 June 2009, 09:03 PM

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You can get chrome spray paint, its not as good aschrome plating.

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18 June 2009, 09:06 PM

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Plating sort of implies som sort of electrolytic process - wood doesnt naturally aassume positivity or negativity

- but i wait to be informed otherwise

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18 June 2009, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by dpb

Plating sort of implies som sort of electrolytic process - wood doesnt naturally aassume positivity or negativity

- but i wait to be informed otherwise

There is a process indeed

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19 June 2009, 11:39 AM

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thanks.

does seem expensive.

wonder if i can get a good finish with chrome spray paint?

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19 June 2009, 02:45 PM

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There used to be some kind of liquid that would leave a shiny silver finish on items but it was a big con of course-after a while the silver would seem to evaporate away.

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