The Dupli-color anodized paints are very nice! I have used them on models and they look real good! I use them to paint my fittings for engine details also!
Mike thank you very much for this video. You answered all of my questions from what base coat to use to would a Testors clear work on top. This is exactly what I was thinking of doing with my Johan 70 442. I want to replicate one of my all-time favorite Hot Wheels. Right down to the white stripes with blue stars. Since the Testors worked on the Dupli Color I think that is what I will use for the stripe paint too. Then blue star stickers and then Testors clear. I would love to have that hot wheel in my collection but considering the astronomical price of that particular model I decided to just make a 1:25th version! I hope your Nomad came out well and happy building.
I think you did a Fantastic job.... When I do a Cherry Apple Red... I always put a GOLD underneath... for some reason it makes the Metallic Red deepen...
My experience with the duplicolor adonizing paint for materials that are all ready chrome or polished is i use first duplicolor adhesion promoter and then i use the adonizing paint..i have found that if you wait 48hours you can polish the adonizing paint with any regular paint wax polish and it will bring out the affect of adonization better..after if you want you can clean it with regular dishwashing soap and clear coat it..looks spectacular..
mike reece i say go for it! I restoed a us custom firebird using this stuff. came out great! sorry, no pics. I used this red directly on the metal, no basecoat needed, just mist several coats try first on a junker to perfect your method. peace.
I couldn't get the dupli-color here in the UK, but I managed to get the VHT version, I used it on one of my Sizzlers, and like you say it doesn't look particularly metallic or Spectraflame, but it did look really nice, pretty similar to what you got with the dupli-color, I have only used the purple so far, but I have a blue and a red, BTW I put down a base coat of VHT chrome, which again looks very much like the dupli-color, hardly what you'd call chrome, but very shiny non the less, about the best out of all the 'chrome' sprays I have found, only wish there was a cheap way too chrome plastic at home.
Yeah that's good paint I used Dark Garnet red on my car with grey primer looks great the fender came out great too were did you get a big can of it all I could find were little cans like that chrome one .
I want to do my mirror caps in my car. They are plastic. What should I use as a base coat to achieve this color? Should I use a adhesion promoter first? Then chrome? Then the dupli color? Thank you
Quick tip, if you use something like VHT Cast Aluminium engine enamel (basically silver flake with clear) as a base coat, you end up with an amazing metallic almost candy like finish.
What do you mean by Silver Flake with clear? I want to do my cars outdoes side mirror caps! I want that look on the coke bootle. But what should I use as a base coat since the mirrors are plastic. Should I use a clear adhesion promoter then this VHT Cast Aluminum engine enamel next followed by the dupli color? Need any advice. Thank you.
Just a heads up guys....I did this exact paint and color on some accent pieces on my street bike and it turned out bad a$$, but now after about 1 year it has started to fade to a orange color from the sun and heat from the motor. I'm getting ready to re paint the pieces again but I'm going to use a real "candy red" from a car paint.
Oh yea. The base coat is just to make it shine more. Light coats first of course. Dupli-color is a pretty hot paint. Might require some primer just as a protection layer.
@@Harly450 you don’t have to use chrome spray paint, they have a base coat you can spray it with first. Sticks really well and acts like a primer. But if you were gonna go with the chrome paint then yes, definitely primer it first.
So I'm trying to make a guitar this same color, would it hurt the wood to use auto paint? Also how would I go about making the black and the red as defined as possible? I saw using gold underneath the red is a good idea but I haven't seen it so I'm just not sure. Thanks!
No, I don't don't think automotive paint would do anything to wood. Also, you may want to put the other colors on top instead of under an anodized color. That way you're sure to see them well.
You should have tried a thin coat over the chrome, A true experiment would involve at least two paint thicknesses. I am doing a blue guitar and a thin coat of blue over the chrome almost looks like it's back lighted it's so translucent.
mrgitarman I will agree with you. My experiment was just done on a whim for my friends in terrible conditions. I would love to do it again in a controlled environment. Thanks for your input.
One question, I'm painting my bike's tank and tried as you did here first the chrome and when I applied the red it started to spit some big drops and it looked very very liquid so it actually started to run down and drip. I did shake the can and did everything according to the instructions. Is the paint that liquid or does it need more shaking than usual?
These metal cast paints you can look at them like a candy paint in a sense because their a translucent paint. So the more layers you apply the darker the shade will be.
Noob question.... Why the chrome base? What does it do to the red? Is it recommended for all the other colors too? I'm looking to paint video game controllers in various colors. Thanks.
It's what gives it that reflective property. But read through the comments. You'll see that people also use the suggested Dupli-color silver base or other even more sparkly bases. It only really works with a transparent type of paint like this. You wouldn't be able to see it through a solid color. But be careful, if you mix brand names you might get a paint reaction like cracking or wrinkling.
I have used the DupliColor chrome and Metalizer paints and DupliColor clear with great results on my 1938 Ford Custom van build. Look in my playlist and I used the same color for that build.
I was thinking...what if you get the get nightshades tail light spray paint and spray it over bare metal? Would that work, its a translucent paint so would it give that anodized look?, I might try it out
Dante Hooks That is an absolutely brilliant idea im going to try this too, hopefully it turns out like a shadow chrome . I actually have almost a full can of it in my shed
@@jesusmarquez9948 Ok so I had the same question and later found out. If its metal and its shiny or chrome just paint it. If its unpainted metal with no chrome or shiny pieces. Primer,Metal cast base coat and paint
Johnny Bravo The can says nothing about primer so I guess not. Just clean and lightly sand with 600 grit sandpaper. But I've had great results without even sanding.
You would get the annodized look if you used the Dupli-Color Ground Coat Anodized Coating instead of the universal chrome paint that you used. I tried it and it came out just the way I expected. If you really read the instructions on the red metalcast annodized you would see that they mentioned using the ground coat first, I got excellent results. Test It on the same coke bottle and compare it to the test you did here.....
I want to paint a helmet metallic orange, so do you recommend using the growing coat and then the orange metallic and completely ignore the silver chrome
How many layers of Testers clear gloss did you put on the paint? The instructions say not to spray it on chrome, I am going to try something for a current project I am working on involving chrome.
Not to spray which on chrome? The anodized paint or the clear? I cannot imagine this clear reacting to anything. Maybe the anodized paint. I don't know, haven't tried it. Anyway, I think it's just one coat of clear.
@@Toppervision1 The Testers clear gloss in the directions specify not to spray chrome coatings. I have seen videos of people putting the testers clear coat on chrome coats and it ruins the chrome paint by making it runny and in some cases dulls the chrome. But I have also seen people use very light coats and getting away with it. Thanks for the input!
@@DefaultMando Oh, yes, on chrome paint. The anodized paint must be protecting it. Yea, try clear floor wax like Pledge on chrome paint. Works ok, I made a video on that. Minwax polycrylic works pretty good too.
@@MisterWealth I don't recall how many coats I used here but 3 or 4 would really do it. I did 7 coats a couple if times, and it worked,, but you're really risking wrinkling at that point.
Because you did it too thick in moist cold conditions, ask me how I know and how many times I've done it even knowing what would happen, it's nothing that can be corrected with some patients
Has anyone tried this on wood with the ground coat? Looking for a metallic purple for a dresser and this would be amazing.. just not sure that it would work. Thanks!
Ok, well the chrome paint dried pretty fastbut it's not the kind of paint you want to touch often. The anodized paint definitely needs a few days or a week to cure properly.
Did u paint the red on top of the chrome? Or just the red? Anyway thanks for sharing this. now I will save a lot of money by not going to the body shop.
Should have had two bottles. Painted one with both colors. And painted the second with just the red color. To see if the chrome was even necessary to get that same color. With the second color not having a transparency enhancer, or even reduced, I have my doubts you're seeing the chrome at all.
Oh yes, you're seeing the chrome. This is why they make an official silver undercoat to be used with these types of paints. But sure, I should have shown one plain just to see the difference.
Never thought I'd watch someone talk about a can of spray paint for 9 minutes, but I did
Best looking Coke bottle I seen in a while. Looks like those all work well together. Thanks for sharing!
Excellent!! I've used them on bare metal.. no chrome needed!! They look like a jolly rancher! Very nice..and highly recommended
Pretty cool experiment Mike. Thanks for showing it.
You betcha. I'm always playing with spray paint. And I'll film what I can.
The Dupli-color anodized paints are very nice! I have used them on models and they look real good! I use them to paint my fittings for engine details also!
Actually I'm remembering now that you did that. Yea, it's neat stuff.
do you just spray on or do you spray with the bottom coat dupli color?
Sweet how to sir I always wondered about that paint I will be trying it thank you
Mike thank you very much for this video. You answered all of my questions from what base coat to use to would a Testors clear work on top. This is exactly what I was thinking of doing with my Johan 70 442. I want to replicate one of my all-time favorite Hot Wheels. Right down to the white stripes with blue stars. Since the Testors worked on the Dupli Color I think that is what I will use for the stripe paint too. Then blue star stickers and then Testors clear. I would love to have that hot wheel in my collection but considering the astronomical price of that particular model I decided to just make a 1:25th version! I hope your Nomad came out well and happy building.
I hope your project comes out great! And I never did build the Nomad. But I'm ready for it.
I think you did a Fantastic job....
When I do a Cherry Apple Red...
I always put a GOLD underneath...
for some reason it makes the Metallic Red
deepen...
Oooo, that's a great idea to put the gold underneath.
Good to know
matte gold or metallic gold?
@@EnzedDev I would assume metallic
Would you suggest I do the same for clear glass as well?
very cool test Mike, that will look great on the nomad.
Indeed it will. Thanks.
Looks nice, Thanks for sharing man!
I've never come across a single metallic spray paint that actually looks metallic
Krylon makes a pretty decent spray chrome. Ends up looking like an aged chrome piece.
@@ROOKTABULA Or you could spray matte black and rub graphite powder to get a chrome finish and then spray this on
Alclad 3
The anodized paints aren't supposed to look metallic as in metal flake. They simply give the color depth as opposed to sparkle.
I use the blue on blue. It turn some of the blue black. I don’t know what I did wrong. Thank you for your update on this . Have a great week
Very cool experiment Mike, this is something I have wanted to try but haven't yet. The 57 will look great in that finish. Cheers
Yea and it will look even better under more controlled conditions. But yea, all these paints seem to play nice with each other.
Deep deep very deep red now
My experience with the duplicolor adonizing paint for materials that are all ready chrome or polished is i use first duplicolor adhesion promoter and then i use the adonizing paint..i have found that if you wait 48hours you can polish the adonizing paint with any regular paint wax polish and it will bring out the affect of adonization better..after if you want you can clean it with regular dishwashing soap and clear coat it..looks spectacular..
pellettron2240 Interesting. And that would basically mean that you wouldn't need a clear coat. I will try that.
Hi. What color of Duple color adhesion promote did your use? Clear? What works best to go along with the anodizing paint? Thank you.
How long after the adhesion promoter do you wait before spraying with the Anodizing? Thank you.
The exact video I needed to see, thanks for the upload.
Yep, it's the basic process. Glad to help.
I like this paint, going to try this.
Do you happen to know if I just use the adhesion promoter will it still bond to the plastic?
Excellent. I may try this on my Hot Wheels redline restorations to replicate the Spectraflame paints.
mike reece i say go for it! I restoed a us custom firebird using this stuff. came out great! sorry, no pics. I used this red directly on the metal, no basecoat needed, just mist several coats try first on a junker to perfect your method. peace.
Used this in one of my iron man action figures- looks great! 👍👍
Do you know if it held up? Does it chip off because im trying to repaint a captain america shield.
I couldn't get the dupli-color here in the UK, but I managed to get the VHT version, I used it on one of my Sizzlers, and like you say it doesn't look particularly metallic or Spectraflame, but it did look really nice, pretty similar to what you got with the dupli-color, I have only used the purple so far, but I have a blue and a red, BTW I put down a base coat of VHT chrome, which again looks very much like the dupli-color, hardly what you'd call chrome, but very shiny non the less, about the best out of all the 'chrome' sprays I have found, only wish there was a cheap way too chrome plastic at home.
Yeah that's good paint I used Dark Garnet red on my car with grey primer looks great the fender came out great too were did you get a big can of it all I could find were little cans like that chrome one .
Should've sprayed black primer then chrome then red
What would you recommend for painting brass weights on a rc car. Looking to paint red or black
will it work good on a metal mini bike ?
I want to do my mirror caps in my car. They are plastic. What should I use as a base coat to achieve this color? Should I use a adhesion promoter first? Then chrome? Then the dupli color? Thank you
I used this on my motorcycle plastics but used bright metallic gold for base coat. In the bright sun my red has a bronze/orange look.
Ooooo, that would be cool! I'm going to have to try that.
I used only the red anodized paint and it was a total mess. I will try both
Im about to use the orange colour on some bike parts and spoke nuts, I hope it all turns out as good as this
I am planing to paint my bike parts too, how has it turned out good or bad?
I wonder what this would look like with spray max 2k clear on it
What Color Of Duplicolor Metalcast Did You Use
Quick tip, if you use something like VHT Cast Aluminium engine enamel (basically silver flake with clear) as a base coat, you end up with an amazing metallic almost candy like finish.
Got any references or pics or videos for that?
What do you mean by Silver Flake with clear? I want to do my cars outdoes side mirror caps! I want that look on the coke bootle. But what should I use as a base coat since the mirrors are plastic. Should I use a clear adhesion promoter then this VHT Cast Aluminum engine enamel next followed by the dupli color? Need any advice. Thank you.
Just a heads up guys....I did this exact paint and color on some accent pieces on my street bike and it turned out bad a$$, but now after about 1 year it has started to fade to a orange color from the sun and heat from the motor. I'm getting ready to re paint the pieces again but I'm going to use a real "candy red" from a car paint.
I have a Jl audio amp it’s made out of cast aluminum would this be good to use
Why didn't you use the Metalcast Groundcoat spray?
So will metal cast paint adhere to plastic without a base coat? I'm thinking about doing some car peices
Oh yea. The base coat is just to make it shine more. Light coats first of course. Dupli-color is a pretty hot paint. Might require some primer just as a protection layer.
Came out great thanks for sharing
What about going over it with the Testors Red tail light tint? As that is a thinned out transparent candy in itself...
1:14 Modern artists be like: "That'll be $10,000 please"
Just painted my engine block with this, really nice candy apple red look
Did u primer the block then the chrome the the red or how did u do urs I’m trying figure out a way to do mine as well
@@Harly450 you don’t have to use chrome spray paint, they have a base coat you can spray it with first. Sticks really well and acts like a primer. But if you were gonna go with the chrome paint then yes, definitely primer it first.
My question is...why would you put a lacquer clear coat on enamel? Would that cause peeling and such
The chrome is not necessary. I painted the Vette with this over gray primer. Then a lot of clear and that is when it woke up!!!
Any vids or pics man?
Yeah I agree. The chrome doesn't work with anything. U can't even apply a clear coat over the chrome. It just turns grey.
wonder how it turn out with black under it thx for sharing. With the bottle put some wheels on it with a big motor would look cool
That's a great idea.
If screach can't remove color sir?please
This is perfect for my iron man hulk buster action figure. Thanks
Ooo yea, it would be good for that!
I'm using it for my Iron Man costume
I used a white under coat... Looked Tip Top.... Happy days...
White under chrome? Or no chrome?
how would this work on PS5 panels?
So I'm trying to make a guitar this same color, would it hurt the wood to use auto paint? Also how would I go about making the black and the red as defined as possible? I saw using gold underneath the red is a good idea but I haven't seen it so I'm just not sure. Thanks!
No, I don't don't think automotive paint would do anything to wood. Also, you may want to put the other colors on top instead of under an anodized color. That way you're sure to see them well.
You should have tried a thin coat over the chrome, A true experiment would involve at least two paint thicknesses. I am doing a blue guitar and a thin coat of blue over the chrome almost looks like it's back lighted it's so translucent.
mrgitarman I will agree with you. My experiment was just done on a whim for my friends in terrible conditions. I would love to do it again in a controlled environment. Thanks for your input.
I'm doing a strat with this paint, what prime and clear did you use?
They make a specific clear for their candies.
Nice demo video.
can i do it on plastick parts
Looks like a candy paint finish very nice
Goob job! :) Keep it up!
Is the red that you are spraying somewhat translucent? So that if a use a large speckle silver underneath, will I see it through the red?
Yep, exactly. Translucent.
Just curious how flexible the paint was. Did you try and squeeze the bottle at all? I'm looking to use this paint for a part that will flex a bit
This paint is not flexible at all. I left that bottle in my hot shed and it cracked all over from heating and expanding.
@@Toppervision1 Copy that. Thanks so much for the reply!
HI, that seems to be perfect for the metal model car I want to paint. Could you say me where I can find those products? Thanks.
You can get it at Advance Auto Parts, or probably any auto parts store you have near you.
can you sand the metalcast?
not bad for the conditions even in high humidity
Yea I know right? I got some fogging but hot & humid should have equalled a mess. lol.
Thank you very much
One question, I'm painting my bike's tank and tried as you did here first the chrome and when I applied the red it started to spit some big drops and it looked very very liquid so it actually started to run down and drip. I did shake the can and did everything according to the instructions. Is the paint that liquid or does it need more shaking than usual?
Oh yes. Spray some into a cup and you'll see just how watery it is. It takes a certain feel to keep runs from happening. Trick is many lighter coats.
@@Toppervision1 including that in the video would've been really helpful. now I've to start all over again lol
@@riskromer9773 Sorry bout that
mr, from where or how will i get this dupli clour ? please inform me .
Faisal Patc I got it from Advance Auto Parts
These metal cast paints you can look at them like a candy paint in a sense because their a translucent paint. So the more layers you apply the darker the shade will be.
no prime first ?
Noob question.... Why the chrome base? What does it do to the red? Is it recommended for all the other colors too? I'm looking to paint video game controllers in various colors. Thanks.
It's what gives it that reflective property. But read through the comments. You'll see that people also use the suggested Dupli-color silver base or other even more sparkly bases. It only really works with a transparent type of paint like this. You wouldn't be able to see it through a solid color. But be careful, if you mix brand names you might get a paint reaction like cracking or wrinkling.
Is it water and heat resistant and could it be used on glass?
I am curious if can be done on glass also.
I have used the DupliColor chrome and Metalizer paints and DupliColor clear with great results on my 1938 Ford Custom van build. Look in my playlist and I used the same color for that build.
Use a metallic silver under the red... It looks JUST LIKE candy red. Would like to do a whole vehicle like this.. try it you won't be disappointed.
I painted my Vette with this over gray primer. Check it out on my channel.
I want to do a small table. Can I use this alone or should I use what your doing?
Use what alone?
That's not bad for a spray can paint !!!!
I was thinking...what if you get the get nightshades tail light spray paint and spray it over bare metal? Would that work, its a translucent paint so would it give that anodized look?, I might try it out
Dante Hooks That is an absolutely brilliant idea im going to try this too, hopefully it turns out like a shadow chrome . I actually have almost a full can of it in my shed
@@MrDemonchild71 Haha it's just a thought but who knows! let me know how it goes!
can i use the normal colour chrome and normall classic red ?
Well you can experiment around with different silvers, but the red is a special clear red, so not just any red will work.
Aside from the orange peal, it looks good
I paint my motorcycle rims with the purple anodized and was perfect went to do the frame and it’s pink not purple like wtf
You have any pix of the rims? I'm trying to do mine the same
That's one "cherry" coke bottle.
D'oh! I totally missed that! lol
Shut up
Toppervision1 hold on before painting metal are you supposed to paint it metal then the actual color
@@jesusmarquez9948 Ok so I had the same question and later found out. If its metal and its shiny or chrome just paint it. If its unpainted metal with no chrome or shiny pieces. Primer,Metal cast base coat and paint
@@Toppervision1 would this work as normal spray paint
Do you know can u just pray this directly onto metal are do you need to prep it first with primer??
Johnny Bravo The can says nothing about primer so I guess not. Just clean and lightly sand with 600 grit sandpaper. But I've had great results without even sanding.
can these spray on big brake calipers?wats the heat rates?
I don't know. But I see everybody painting their calipers with just whatever. I'll try to look on the can in the morning and get back to ya.
Ok, I've looked at the can. It says up to 500 degrees F.
You would get the annodized look if you used the Dupli-Color Ground Coat Anodized Coating instead of the universal chrome paint that you used. I tried it and it came out just the way I expected. If you really read the instructions on the red metalcast annodized you would see that they mentioned using the ground coat first, I got excellent results. Test It on the same coke bottle and compare it to the test you did here.....
Ooops, I totally missed that. I'll look into it. Thanks. It would be awesome if it gave an even better result.
Toppervision1 it does....you get more pop from the refraction of the ground coat flake glimmers
I want to paint a helmet metallic orange, so do you recommend using the growing coat and then the orange metallic and completely ignore the silver chrome
Don Francisco The ground coat is chrome color. Apply ground coat and then the next day apply the color coat.
Don Francisco I've used the Duplicolor Metalcast system since 2006 and I highly recommend the Metalcast ground coat opposed to the chrome.
How many layers of Testers clear gloss did you put on the paint? The instructions say not to spray it on chrome, I am going to try something for a current project I am working on involving chrome.
Not to spray which on chrome? The anodized paint or the clear? I cannot imagine this clear reacting to anything. Maybe the anodized paint. I don't know, haven't tried it. Anyway, I think it's just one coat of clear.
@@Toppervision1 The Testers clear gloss in the directions specify not to spray chrome coatings. I have seen videos of people putting the testers clear coat on chrome coats and it ruins the chrome paint by making it runny and in some cases dulls the chrome. But I have also seen people use very light coats and getting away with it. Thanks for the input!
@@DefaultMando Oh, yes, on chrome paint. The anodized paint must be protecting it. Yea, try clear floor wax like Pledge on chrome paint. Works ok, I made a video on that. Minwax polycrylic works pretty good too.
How long did you let the silver cure? I want to do a guitar with this method.
I think it was only about 15 minutes.
@@Toppervision1 TNX !
If I use Rust-Oleum mirror effect what difference will there be?
The mirror effect paint works on the opposite side, and I don't know if it works on plastic. It won't be a mirror on the side your spraying.
is that I need to paint a motorcycle and I do not want it to be dark
@@MariaSilva-ln6yg start w/a light silver or white base coat...
If you added a few layers of clear cost could that make it look more dimensional to the paint job?
Yes! Definitely gets deeper with more coats.
@@Toppervision1 whats the maximum amount of coats you recommend?
@@MisterWealth I don't recall how many coats I used here but 3 or 4 would really do it. I did 7 coats a couple if times, and it worked,, but you're really risking wrinkling at that point.
Fantastic does it peel off or crack easily ?
Doesn't peel off but it does seem to crack easy, yes. Especially on a Coke bottle. :)
Looks great..Do you think this paint will stand up to Temps in engine bay on engine block?
Oh, probably not. It doesn't say high temperature.
@@Toppervision1 thanks
Great stuff :)
tnks dude (gracias)
is there actual metal in the paint?
No its clear with touch of color mixed in
Awesome Job! Can this spray paint be used on Glass for spray painting Glass Vases as in DIY projects?! Ty
Oh wow, yea I'm sure it could. That would look really great!
Toppervision1
Cool Ty!!! Headed to get the colors!
i try and mine comes completely foggy no gloss at all ...i have no idea why
Same exact paints?
Toppervision1
yeah but I think it's the humity ,cuz I live here in sw Florida and it's rainy every day so bad bro
Curiously I'm also in Florida, and the humidity was high when I did this. Guess I just got lucky.
Because you did it too thick in moist cold conditions, ask me how I know and how many times I've done it even knowing what would happen, it's nothing that can be corrected with some patients
How long did you wait between red coats
About 15 minutes.
I did my calipers on my avalanche over a year ago same cans still holing up right
Cool!
Did u used clear coat? And which?
Did you use the base coat for the anodized paint or a heat primer? What where your steps
Can I use this paint to paint my car interior plastic parts?
Yea, this paint seems ok on plastic but it is not a solid color. You might be better off with all the Rustoleum colors.
Oooppsss...
I meant Candy Apple Red...
nice, I wonder if that would work on my side panels on my scooter? Plastic body
Has anyone tried this on wood with the ground coat? Looking for a metallic purple for a dresser and this would be amazing.. just not sure that it would work. Thanks!
Does this paint dry in minutes like the Rustoleum Chrome Paint? Thx
Ok, well the chrome paint dried pretty fastbut it's not the kind of paint you want to touch often. The anodized paint definitely needs a few days or a week to cure properly.
@@Toppervision1 thanks!
Did u paint the red on top of the chrome? Or just the red? Anyway thanks for sharing this. now I will save a lot of money by not going to the body shop.
Yea, I sprayed the red onto the chrome. Makes a nice Coke bottle!
@@Toppervision1 ok great thanks for the respond and sharing this video
Works with aluminum bolts?
I'm sure it would
So it can be done on any plastic as well?
Yea I think so. Just make sure the surface is really clean.
Should have had two bottles. Painted one with both colors. And painted the second with just the red color. To see if the chrome was even necessary to get that same color.
With the second color not having a transparency enhancer, or even reduced, I have my doubts you're seeing the chrome at all.
Oh yes, you're seeing the chrome. This is why they make an official silver undercoat to be used with these types of paints. But sure, I should have shown one plain just to see the difference.
Do you have to use the silver
Yes, the red is transparent paint. You could use silver or chrome or maybe gold. Something with high reflectivity.