chrome PG material needed

bassintom · Post by **bassintom** » Thu May 17, 2007 12:20 am

I've been searching the internetz looking for chrome PG material.It can't be metal.If anybody can help me with this I'd really appreciate it.This is for the contorzstang with the stealth pup.Thanks.

Sublimedo · Post by **Sublimedo** » Thu May 17, 2007 12:43 am

rochelle used an awesome chrome spray that works awesomely on plastic for her pedal project, I'll get her to post the name. You could probably use it on whatever pickguard you'd want instead of the material.

DGNR8 · Post by **DGNR8** » Thu May 17, 2007 1:30 am

I sprayed nitro on my aluminum because some redneck sanded the gold ano off. Since I couldn't get what I wanted, I got 1950s GM instead.

bassintom · Post by **bassintom** » Thu May 17, 2007 1:49 am

The contorz needs chrome.I appreciate the paint idea but it's just gotta be chrome.If I have to get it made special then that's what i'll do.There has to be someplace to get this shit.I got teh mirrored plate on one of my strats,it looks good but.......CONTORZ NEEDS CHROME

More Cowbell · Post by **More Cowbell** » Thu May 17, 2007 5:01 am

go to the autoparts store and get some of that chrome pinstriping/door moulding shit and wrap it around the edges! then put curb feelers on it.

roachello · Post by **roachello** » Thu May 17, 2007 9:47 am

Don't use spray paint chrome. I bought a can for like $10 and it's so hard to work with. You have to warm it up so it applies smoothly and it takes days to dry. It advised against clear coating so the reflectiveness came off every time u wiped it down.

Aug · Post by **Aug** » Thu May 17, 2007 3:32 pm

couldn't you spray the chrome on the back of a clear pg, though?

bassintom · Post by **bassintom** » Sat May 19, 2007 7:27 pm

Aug,I tried that on a piece of clear I had laying around..Looks like shit..the search continues..thanks for the suggestions.

mezzio13 · Post by **mezzio13** » Tue May 22, 2007 4:23 pm

Get your phone book, and look up a plastics seller. Call and ask if they have mirror plexiglass. The mirror is applied to the back, so it won't scratch from playing. You can get it in 1/16" thickness, and it works exactly the same as plexi. It's relatively cheap too...

dodgedartdave · Post by **dodgedartdave** » Tue May 22, 2007 7:30 pm

I've make control plates, tele-bigsby plates and whole pickgaurds out of stainless. It works well. I cut it a combo of a die grinder and a dremel tool. It polished up like chrome. You can use the mirored type with the plastic on one side or you can make is swirly with jewelers compound to give it that 50 look. You can also find stainless at any metal store. Works well.

bassintom · Post by **bassintom** » Tue May 22, 2007 10:52 pm

This is going to have a single stealth bucker in it.I'm Thinking a metal plate over the pup will kill it.I can easily get a mirrored PG but that's not what the kid or I really want.Thanks for all the suggestions.I'ma still looking.