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    September 2003
metal foil
Posted by maffen on Friday, October 31, 2003 7:22 AM
hi fellas, as a bikebuilder i was wondering if it is possible to repair a chroom piece of plastic ( when you cut it from the frame there is always damage Sad [:(]) with a piece of silver foil and how to glue it? thanks Big Smile [:D]
  • Member since
    October 2003
Posted by A. Howard on Friday, October 31, 2003 11:51 AM
BareMetal foil should do the job. It comes in a variety of sheens from ultrabright chrome, to matte aluminum. Best of all it's self adhesive. Depending on where the blemishes are, in some cases a simple dab of chrome paint will camouflage a sprue attachment point, especially if it's not very visible on the finished model.

The most expensive way would be to detach all the chrome parts, strip them, and send them out for replating.

HTH,

Adam Howard
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    September 2003
Posted by maffen on Friday, October 31, 2003 12:13 PM
yeh howard i know , but the problem is i don't think baremetal foil is avaliable in europe (belgium) and as ordering via the net , you can only order in the u.s, i was wondering if you could use like silverleaf (or goldleaf) it is without adhesive on one side.Sad [:(] thanks for replying
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    September 2003
  • From: New Zealand
Posted by nicholma on Friday, October 31, 2003 7:11 PM
Yes it is available in Europe. I used to get it from Grand Prix Models in England (www.grandprixmodels.com) before it was available in NZ and when I've checked other model shops websites they all stock it. It is far easier to use than applying adhesive to foil. Check back in FSM, I'm sure there was an (aircraft?) article within the last 12 months that described using foil.
Kia ora, Mark "Time flies like the wind, fruit flies like bananas"
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    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 31, 2003 10:10 PM
i just use paint to cover blemishes like that...woks ok for me!!
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