Clearing over Revell Chrome Spray

[DoctorLarry]

Has anybody used a clear coat over Revell chrome spray?  It says acrylic on the can and I have noticed it will rub off if handled. Any suggestions?  Thanks!

[Can-Con]

I've had good luck by not touching it for a week or two and then brushing on a thin coat of Future. 

Seems most people on here have the patience to wait that long though. 

I also understand some have had good luck using the Spaz Stixs clear they have for their chrome paint but I don't have access to any to try it myself.

That's how I did the bumpers on this truck.

 

[DoctorLarry]

That would make sense because Future is an Acrylic product. I may try spraying it and see what happens. Thanks for the tip.

[Can-Con]

9 minutes ago, DoctorLarry said:

That would make sense because Future is an Acrylic product. I may try spraying it and see what happens. Thanks for the tip.

If you put it on heavy it WILL dull the chrome effect. 

BTW, I do have some odds and ends that I had experimented with when I got the stuff and have been sitting for several months to a year that I have handles with no affect but I doubt anyone is going to spray them that far ahead and let them sit for 6-8 + months 😉

[DoctorLarry]

I may try thinning it and see what happens.

[Jon Haigwood]

I have been playing the waiting game with a few days in the dehydrator. I started putting it on heavy until I got a smooth  but found it still dulls over time. Now I spray it in short bursts and so far it looks better but time will tell.    

[Swamp Dog]

i have used it. wait a day and clear over it. you can get it on Amazon. make sure you get # 10909

[DoctorLarry]

Ordered some today.

[vincen47]

18 hours ago, Swamp Dog said:

i have used it. wait a day and clear over it. you can get it on Amazon. make sure you get # 10909

I’ve had success with this method, too.

[slusher]

i like what results Steve done…

[Wickersham Humble]

I just airbrushed Molotow 'chrome' on black primered 'Moon discs' (from  two old Mono 1/24 kits; Green Hornet) and I can vouch for the fact that it shouldn't be touched for a goodly period; got a fingerprint immediately within 24-hours drying!  I have a complete set of bumpers, grilles, etc from an old AMT Pontiac LeMans kit I'm rebuilding that need the 'replating' treatment, and wondered about clear coating them for durability. Murphy's Law, you know... 

Future, or whatever it goes by now, is acrylic and water-based; should work???  Wick

[Swamp Dog]

the first can of Revell Chrome spray paint i got i would let it set a month down here in south Louisiana before i touched it unless i sprayed over it with  it Spaz Stix. now this second can the first time i used it i chromed a pewter Bull Dog i put on my Mack. completely dry when i touched it two days later. i thought it might be the pewter, but a few days ago i sprayed some plastic tail light holder same thing dried in two days. and this is when the temp had dropped finally to 50 at night.