Chrome pen then clear red?

[moparfarmer]

Can I use the chrome pen on my 63 Impala tail lights (molded in)  then after dry use Tamiya Acrylic clear red for the light part..That is of course after a few days of chrome drying..

[blunc]

I think a coat of clear acrylic (Future floor polish) after the chrome pen would keep the clear red separated from the chrome pen paint, or use BMF then clear red

[Bugatti Fan]

Not tried this myself yet but would suggest experimenting on a small piece of plastic card to see what works. Another alternative would be chrome bare metal foil over painted with translucent acrylic if the lamps are part of the main body moulding.

Whilst on the subject of lights, I have used bm foil stuck to the rear of transparent plastic lamps for its reflective qualities and used the translucent red or orange on rear lamps and on the front headlamps a coat of clear. As the lamps have foil backing either a spot of epoxy adhesive or something like Humbrol Clearfix will do the job.

[espo]

Sound interesting and I'll try it. For myself I have used the Tamiya clear Red over Chrome foil for tail lights and running lights with clear Orange or Yellow for the other markers.

[Dave Ambrose]

I've used Bare Metal Foil and Tamiya clear red. It works well. I haven't tried it, but my gut feel is that Tamiya clear read straight over the Molotow pen is going to end badly. Test that on something disposable, and let us know how it goes!