anybody know if its legal to do that?? just the top part. of the xb.. really considering this but im not sure if its legal or not. Anybody done this on an xB? sure would like to see it done.

heres some chrome cars

 

fingerprints...

 

forget fingerprints thats a magnet to dirt
i cant see why it whouldent be legal
if you can have a big chrome blower sticking out of your hood why not a whole chrome one?

 

i when i was thinking about doing some parts in that chrome paint from Alsa corp. alot of painters here on the island had a hard time making it pop like those cars, due that no one here on the island has a down draft booth to spray in... just make sure you have a bad a$$ painter that knows what he's doing and you'll be okay if could do it i would kinda follow the same on the inside of the car as well... but i don't think it would be legal i've seen alot of old school cars back in the day with those chrome side molds for the doors and what not... shoots!

 

somebody did it to an E46 M3, if i can find the pics again ill post it...im sure someone's gonna beat me to it though, i dont think its illegal its just a little offensive to the other drivers, but whatever, your definitely gonna get noticed

 

It's only paint. How could it be illegal. Look at those huge big truck bumpers and those big semi reefer trailers all in polished aluminum. Those are way larger than a little box.

 

But that is only on one spot. This would be the top of the entire car. The glare could be horrible.

 

Nah, Reefer trailers are shiney all over to. Especially the rear doors. If the sun is just right you get blinded really bad.

 

I wouldn't say illegal... I would say that I would hate you if I had to drive behind that on a sunny day.

 

lol, why would you hate me.. all those trucks that carries gas are pretty much chrome lol

plus its just the top half of the xb.. shouldnt be that much chrome.

 

I forgot about those polished aluminum tankers. Just go for it. I think it would be sweet!

 

Ever priced chroming? I'd think THAT would be what stops more people from doing it...

 

i was talking to a friend about having my hood and hatch chromed......

but yeah, the reflections would be horrible...

 

I wouldn't hate you, I just dislike driving behind glare producing cars/trucks.
There was one model year of the Ford Escort that had a reflector running along the entire trunk, if the sun hit that right, all you saw was red, it was super bad.

It could be really, really cool, but I wouldn't want to clean it.

 

yeah, id figure it would be expensive... I was also thinking of brushed aluminum look but im not sure it that would rust or whatever

 

Aluminum won't rust, but it will oxidize over time, losing its lustre. Giving it a brushed finish would help, but even that will get dull after a while. I haven't heard of any kind of "sealing" finish that can be done to ally to keep it shiny for that kind of application.

 

Zoop Seal lasts for about a year between applications for polished aluminum. It works great on sealing wheels.

 

You should go for the brushed aluminum look...ala (Delorean)

 

Close, but Deloreans were brushed stainless steel.

 

can we get a photoshop-er to do one up for us? and IMAO go for it!