You should contact the paint companies and ask who painted the chrome on the caps of their paint cans cuz that seems much better than the paint inside them. Lol
Thank you for that video Chris. It's helpful in more than one way, as some of us don't necessarilly look for a perfect chrome; sometimes you want a duller or aged chrome depending on the project, like a derelict or patina'd car. I was a bit bummed at first seeing this wednesday's video wasn't a model kit, but turns out I'm really grateful for that video!
Cool video. I think that a lot of these paints would have more of a shine over gloss black. I know that AK chrome requires a gloss black base. The downside to the Revell paint is that it's $35 and can plus shipping.
Wait so what’s a good 2nd and 3rd place? Let us know your honest opinion! Because that revell paint is impossible to get for me so I’ll have to make do with the other brands. Thanks 😁👍🏻. Awesome video!
I knew the Revell chrome would win this contest, as it is a far better product than anything else on the market. But $30+ for a can is a little ridiculous. I’m sure I will bite the bullet and get some. Thanks for sharing.
FANTASTIC test, Chris! Love how you did everything the same, and with vs without primer. One caution to viewers: I've read MANY reports that ANY kind of clear, even Future, over the Revell Chrom SEVERELY dulls the finish. So Chris, a sweet addendum test would be for you to try a few clears & Future over some spoons sprayed with the Revell.
i got the rust-oleum bright coat metallic finish because it looked like the second best in terms of actual chrome reflection, second best for colour reflection. The duplicolor chrome one doesn't have as good reflectivity in your video. I hope my rust-oleum can is a good one.
Ok last comment for today Chris! I used to work as an auto body tech, and I can tell you that clear coat makes a night and day difference. For example, a pinkish red raw color coat will almost turn bright red with clear. So may I suggest that you try clearing all those spoons, and come back to us with a part 2 of that video?
seems about right, most chrome Sprays or Paints need to have a Black high gloss base coat to get the chrome coming out , a matt primer take down the effect even on gloss paints
This was a great video!! Fun and professional. I have tried many of the paints you demonstrated, but I always wondered if the proverbial "chrome in a can" actually existed. Yes, it is...Revell. I have never even heard of the brand. Now I'm off to search for it. Thank you for puting decades of curiosity to rest! ✌️
Without access to a full lab this is a very honest test/review Chris. Maybe I need to start looking at some other Chromes as I tend to only use Molotov. The Revell is a difinite winner for a BRIGHT CHROME finish. Rustoleum Bright Chrome Finish seemed to really run on the unpainted spoon
The paint manufacturers consider "chrome" to be a color. Notice they do not say "polished chrome". That is because "chrome" is just a type of "silver" color. IMO, none of them look like chrome except for Revell which comes very close.
Having sprayed some model car bodies with the Revell chrome I can agree that it’s very good, didn’t realise it was hard to get, I had no trouble and I only used it as it was the first chrome spray I found, seems I found the best :) Thanks for the effort you put in, great informative video
Love this comparison video!! you have performed a modeling and car restoration community service!! Just wish I could give you TWO thumbs up and then Two big toes up as a bonus salute.
This is a great video. I have experimented with several chrome paints also. I have to agree the Revell is the best/easiest. Molotow thru an airbrush is real close. I just wish there was a way to have real chrome plating done similar to what Chrometech USA used to do. No spray chrome looks as good as real plating.
Great vid. Thanks for the info. I’ve used the Rustoleum Bright Coat for NMF on aircraft models and it works very well. I just takes several light coats.
Glad to see the stock back up ! Just ordered and your online system was smooth using Paypal ! Thank you and will give an update ! BTW Great detailed Video .
Wow! Great video. I would never have the resources or the time to do anything near this to determine a good chrome paint, but I sure as heck am glade you do! New sub.
How cool would be to be able to purchase the artwork for our shops and hobby rooms. It would be nice to give artists recognition for their box art like the old AMT kits
Great video Chris and much appreciated. I have tried the Testors and the Rustoleum Bright Chrome. The Rusto was the best I found up til now. Not great but was acceptable. Now the Revell is a game changer. Have to try it but oh the price. I don’t yet have an airbrush so haven't tried AK or other airbrush chrome. I did enjoy this comparison.
I was thinking about making a hot rod pedal cart with a chrome grill. So I watched your video. The Revell brand is hard to get here, and expensive. But I'm determined. Thinking about things, I walked into my kitchen for a snack. Then I noticed my Revell classic stainless steel toaster. It polished to a mirror finish. It's easier to buy a new toaster than a can of that stuff. But thanks for the experiment.
This is one of the most helpful & instructional videos you have ever done. Exposing what is good to what isn't. I am watching live streams where the very subject is spraying chrome. I am going to refer this video like crazy. One of those paints you have buffs out shiny like crazy. I just read that on comments from Oz scale modeling's live stream today.
YES. Thank you for Mentioning Paint Can Warming. I've Done it Since JR High 13 yrs old by puttng them in Sink of hot Water to Get Paint Temp between 88-98 Degrees Fahrenheit ut thins the Oaint & Rauses propellant oressurein can both Which cause Finer mist if oaint From Nozzle
The biggest problem with the realistic spray can chrome and the airbrush chrome like Alclad is that they can't be touched because the oils in your skin will dull them down to regular silver in short order, they can't be buffed or polished to a higher shine or to restore the original shine - that also turns them silver, and you can't give them a black wash like on a grille because that ruins them too. Most clear coats instantly turn them silver as well, really not a good alternative to actual chromed plastic.
@@richardbeal4917 I have some of that, along with the chrome. I haven't tried the chrome yet, but I can say the Vallejo Burnt Iron metal finish works beautifully. Makes VERY nice-looking exhaust manifolds.
I had heard of the Revell stuff but I thought it was hype, I am so glad to see that there is something good out there to get an easy and durable finish, I had been using the Spax Stix but this seems so much easier for a consistent finish, the others are so hit or miss
Not making models but looking to coat the inside of some XLarge aluminum hanging lights so that cast as much light back downward. Hands down, Revell!!! Thanks for this Video and I think I might just be keeping an eye on this channel in the future ;)
You should contact the paint companies and ask who painted the chrome on the caps of their paint cans cuz that seems much better than the paint inside them. Lol
" my hand hasn't moved that fast since i was thirteen " LOL!
Chris is on fire today
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Stiil moving after all those years
😂😂😂😂😂😂
One of the last honest reviewers left online. Amazing review
The Revell Chrom Spray is ABSOLUTELY the winner! WOW! That stuff has me sold on it! Thanks for the video.
$30 a can... I guess you get what you pay for!
@flippy66 and nowhere can you get it for 30... maybe 35 plus a ridiculous shipping cost.. and out of stock most places anyway
I came for the chrome paint. Stayed for this guys personality.
THANK
YOU
Chris !!!
Lot of work that is greatly appreciated!!
Thank you for an outstanding test of the various chromes. Much appreciated!!!
I like the into "take your lil fingers and type it in google" 😂 gotta love this guy, no bs attitude
wow what a great analysis. Props to Revell
Fantastic video!!!! Revell is it! True, you get what you pay for! Thx
Thank you for that video Chris. It's helpful in more than one way, as some of us don't necessarilly look for a perfect chrome; sometimes you want a duller or aged chrome depending on the project, like a derelict or patina'd car. I was a bit bummed at first seeing this wednesday's video wasn't a model kit, but turns out I'm really grateful for that video!
I'm glad you took the time to show the workmanship of excitement. Thank you!
Thanks so much for taking the time to put this together! I respect the massive amount of work this took, and the time and money spent!
i have graduated to an airbrush, but before I would use the simple Rustoleum metallic. I got decent results. The Revell paint though is the winner.
Great video Chris. The Revell paint sure did good in this test. Maybe a video update on how durable each paint is would be popular. 👍
so revel chrome paint is best? then clearcoat?
@@AckzaTV yes.
you accidentally said Rustoleum at 22:35, but you meant Revell :) @@nicoschroeder5379
I'm so glad you made this video I've been on the search for the best chrome spray. Thanks for sharing
Cool video. I think that a lot of these paints would have more of a shine over gloss black. I know that AK chrome requires a gloss black base. The downside to the Revell paint is that it's $35 and can plus shipping.
That’s so expensive, that’s like 60$
Agreed, gloss black would give it a deeper chrome look.
Wait so what’s a good 2nd and 3rd place? Let us know your honest opinion! Because that revell paint is impossible to get for me so I’ll have to make do with the other brands. Thanks 😁👍🏻. Awesome video!
You saved us all from buying a half dozen useless cans of paint, thank you!
That savings can go towards the Revell chrome spray!
Nice review Chris, yes, love the Revell Chrome Spray!!!!!
thank you for this video, it helps us all without having to buy everyone to test them. Much appreciated!
Thanks for doing the “footwork “ for us Chris. Nice looking expensive chrome !!!!
Thanks for the great learning experience!
Never realized there were this many options. Thanks for showing them, makes easier for us.
Big thanks for doing this. Really love seeing how paints look out of the can as the cap color and what the label claims it to be are rarely accurate.
Free Palestine!
This was awesome, thank you for testing all these spray chromes and yes, quite obvious the Revell wins by a landslide!
I knew the Revell chrome would win this contest, as it is a far better product than anything else on the market. But $30+ for a can is a little ridiculous. I’m sure I will bite the bullet and get some. Thanks for sharing.
Try $40
I decant a little in the airbrush each time. Lasts forever
Great video. If you find more versions of “Chrome” paint, maybe put them up against the Revell paint. Keep ‘em coming.
Great video on crome Cris thanks for the time invested an appreciate it 👍🏻👍🏻
FANTASTIC test, Chris! Love how you did everything the same, and with vs without primer. One caution to viewers: I've read MANY reports that ANY kind of clear, even Future, over the Revell Chrom SEVERELY dulls the finish. So Chris, a sweet addendum test would be for you to try a few clears & Future over some spoons sprayed with the Revell.
Yeah...the clear coat ruins the chrome effect..really hope that someone finds a clear coat,that will work with Revell...
i got the rust-oleum bright coat metallic finish because it looked like the second best in terms of actual chrome reflection, second best for colour reflection. The duplicolor chrome one doesn't have as good reflectivity in your video. I hope my rust-oleum can is a good one.
Excellent job, Chris, and yes, I do enjoy these comparison videos. Keep them coming!!
Thanks! Will do!
Great Video some funny comments which makes it fun to watch but great test of all these products saves me time trying them thanks for posting.
Yeah all the chrome paints are so misleading. Great video Chris, keep em coming I'll keep watching watching.
Great job! Love the attention to detail and comparisons. I now know the difference between metallic and chrome
~I am glad you did this video as I am a chrome fanatic~Revell thumbs up all the way~thanks~👍
Ok last comment for today Chris! I used to work as an auto body tech, and I can tell you that clear coat makes a night and day difference. For example, a pinkish red raw color coat will almost turn bright red with clear. So may I suggest that you try clearing all those spoons, and come back to us with a part 2 of that video?
I agree surprised Chris didn't Lose Clear All of them !!
seems about right, most chrome Sprays or Paints need to have a Black high gloss base coat to get the chrome coming out , a matt primer take down the effect even on gloss paints
Clear over these chrome sprays will most likely turn them dull.
@@Electrobeam673 Correct, for my experiment at least: clear coat completely dulled it, which I expected as well.
Can you edit your comment for someone who doeant speak chrome language, pls?
Thanks for the great comparison Chris, thats one hell of a fleet of helping hands you have!
Thank you for sorting all that out for us.
Great review and Video, very well done. Thanks for sharing, have a great weekend.
-David
Great video Chris and lots of great ideas for painting chrome 😊
Thanks so much! An excellent well thought out test.
Excellent video Chris,very informative 👍, thanks!
Thanks fo r this video Great time and money saver. Very informative
I was looking for a good review and found this GREAT review! Win!!!
Thanks so much! I'm working on a plastic torso, i want to paint chrome. Been really helpful. Now finding the paint.
...excellent review...thanx for that HUUGE effort!!!
thank, you for sharing you're helpful video
This was a great video!! Fun and professional. I have tried many of the paints you demonstrated, but I always wondered if the proverbial "chrome in a can" actually existed. Yes, it is...Revell. I have never even heard of the brand. Now I'm off to search for it. Thank you for puting decades of curiosity to rest! ✌️
Great review Chris! That helps a lot!
😎👍🏾
Good video Chris! Very helpful! Thank you 😎👍
Very informative. Thanks Chris.
Without access to a full lab this is a very honest test/review Chris. Maybe I need to start looking at some other Chromes as I tend to only use Molotov. The Revell is a difinite winner for a BRIGHT CHROME finish. Rustoleum Bright Chrome Finish seemed to really run on the unpainted spoon
The paint manufacturers consider "chrome" to be a color.
Notice they do not say "polished chrome".
That is because "chrome" is just a type of "silver" color.
IMO, none of them look like chrome except for Revell which comes very close.
Chris, here's my card number, just take it and give me what's left of that Revell chrome!
Having sprayed some model car bodies with the Revell chrome I can agree that it’s very good, didn’t realise it was hard to get, I had no trouble and I only used it as it was the first chrome spray I found, seems I found the best :)
Thanks for the effort you put in, great informative video
where did you find the spray?
@@nicolettew6479 sorry for late reply, found it on eBay, I’m in England
Very helpful video gives a lot of options
This was so helpful! Thank you for this! 🙏🙌
Love this comparison video!! you have performed a modeling and car restoration community service!!
Just wish I could give you TWO thumbs up and then Two big toes up as a bonus salute.
Thanks for the video. Your great.
Wow the unprimed looks the best. Well I just ordered some, thanks for this review.
Thank you so much for your hard work. I just found German technology I needed
Thanks for the comparisons!
Helps a lot
Awesome always cool stuff always thanks 😎
Thanks for the video! Great information!
This is a great video. I have experimented with several chrome paints also. I have to agree the Revell is the best/easiest. Molotow thru an airbrush is real close. I just wish there was a way to have real chrome plating done similar to what Chrometech USA used to do. No spray chrome looks as good as real plating.
Perfect presentation!
This is a great review and very informative. I just subscribed. Thanks for the work and expense that you went to for us modelers.
Great vid. Thanks for the info. I’ve used the Rustoleum Bright Coat for NMF on aircraft models and it works very well. I just takes several light coats.
Great video! Revell Chrom now cannot buy anywhere lol.... I'll grab the Rust-oleum Bright Coat, seems decent enough.
Glad to see the stock back up ! Just ordered and your online system was smooth using Paypal ! Thank you and will give an update ! BTW Great detailed Video .
Great episode again Chris..
A very good review I've put off buying any chrome paint due to the fact I figured they wouldn't be chrome...Now I know Thanks!
I just sprayed some SMS airbrush chrome over gloss black tonight - fantastic paint
Wow! Great video. I would never have the resources or the time to do anything near this to determine a good chrome paint, but I sure as heck am glade you do! New sub.
A good review. I've never had any luck with Chrome paint.
How cool would be to be able to purchase the artwork for our shops and hobby rooms. It would be nice to give artists recognition for their box art like the old AMT kits
try over shiny black paint
I watched this because i have some chrome plated plastic that has peeled on my cars interior plastic trim pieces. Must get the revel now
Very thorough Nice work .
Very thorough and helpful review
What a great test, I wish it was gold paint because that's the type of finish I'm looking for.
Great video Chris and much appreciated. I have tried the Testors and the Rustoleum Bright Chrome. The Rusto was the best I found up til now. Not great but was acceptable. Now the Revell is a game changer. Have to try it but oh the price. I don’t yet have an airbrush so haven't tried AK or other airbrush chrome. I did enjoy this comparison.
I was thinking about making a hot rod pedal cart with a chrome grill. So I watched your video. The Revell brand is hard to get here, and expensive. But I'm determined.
Thinking about things, I walked into my kitchen for a snack. Then I noticed my Revell classic stainless steel toaster. It polished to a mirror finish. It's easier to buy a new toaster than a can of that stuff.
But thanks for the experiment.
OMG ! Thank you so much!
Now...like you've said ...
Have to find some !!! 😂
This is one of the most helpful & instructional videos you have ever done. Exposing what is good to what isn't. I am watching live streams where the very subject is spraying chrome. I am going to refer this video like crazy. One of those paints you have buffs out shiny like crazy. I just read that on comments from Oz scale modeling's live stream today.
Glad it was helpful!
YES. Thank you for Mentioning Paint Can Warming. I've Done it Since JR High 13 yrs old by puttng them in Sink of hot Water to Get Paint Temp between 88-98 Degrees Fahrenheit ut thins the Oaint & Rauses propellant oressurein can both Which cause Finer mist if oaint From Nozzle
Fantastic Chris!
Great comparison video. Thanks.
revell is insane for chrome auto-trims
This video was awesome. Would love to see all the spoons then get a sprayed clear coat since clear over chrome seems to be a mystery.
The biggest problem with the realistic spray can chrome and the airbrush chrome like Alclad is that they can't be touched because the oils in your skin will dull them down to regular silver in short order, they can't be buffed or polished to a higher shine or to restore the original shine - that also turns them silver, and you can't give them a black wash like on a grille because that ruins them too. Most clear coats instantly turn them silver as well, really not a good alternative to actual chromed plastic.
Can Chris b seduced to test C1 metalizer and the like?
A pure water based clear can be used and unlike solvent based clears won’t dull to silver
@@richardbeal4917 any recommendations?
@@CharlieLarkin75 Barbatos Rex did a test review on Vallejo Metal Varnish
I have bought some but not tried it yet
@@richardbeal4917 I have some of that, along with the chrome. I haven't tried the chrome yet, but I can say the Vallejo Burnt Iron metal finish works beautifully. Makes VERY nice-looking exhaust manifolds.
This was awesome! Thank you!
Great helpful video!!!
Great video Chris! Gloss black primer will give an even better result and not be grainy.
I’m laughing, fun review…..subscribed!! “A lot of you have been enjoying Dupli-cover”…….yeah, she’s real sweet 🤣
I had heard of the Revell stuff but I thought it was hype, I am so glad to see that there is something good out there to get an easy and durable finish, I had been using the Spax Stix but this seems so much easier for a consistent finish, the others are so hit or miss
The Revell is astonishing
Thanks for sharing
Not making models but looking to coat the inside of some XLarge aluminum hanging lights so that cast as much light back downward. Hands down, Revell!!! Thanks for this Video and I think I might just be keeping an eye on this channel in the future ;)