Krylon Premium Original Chrome

[NOBLNG]

I just bought a can of this at Michaels with a coupon to see what it looks like. The two spoons on the left are Testors 1290 chrome. The two on the right are Krylon chrome. I recently bought can of Testors extreme wet look clear lacquer, so I tried it on the two outside spoons, but it dulled them both down quite a bit! The best looking one is the Krylon I think.

Edited March 21, 2019 by NOBLNG

[GMCMAN52]

thanks for posting this test

[Straightliner59]

I agree. The Krylon is beautiful! It's what I used to paint this fuel tank, years ago, and it still looks great! I used it on the valve covers and clutch can for this project, too. Photos don't do it justice.

[Jantrix]

REAL GOOD INFO! THANKS!

Edited March 22, 2019 by Jantrix

[BigTallDad]

On 3/21/2019 at 2:33 PM, NOBLNG said:

I just bought a can of this at Michaels with a coupon to see what it looks like. The two spoons on the left are Testors 1290 chrome. The two on the right are Krylon chrome. I recently bought can of Testors extreme wet look clear lacquer, so I tried it on the two outside spoons, but it dulled them both down quite a bit! The best looking one is the Krylon I think.

 

 

The cap on the Krylon can is bright and shiny...can't say the same for the spoon (false advertising?).

[gman]

4 hours ago, BigTallDad said:

The cap on the Krylon can is bright and shiny...can't say the same for the spoon (false advertising?).

The Krylon cap appears to be vacuum metalized (like they do for chrome model parts).

False advertising? You could say that...my younger self was sucked in by that on a number of "chrome" paints over the years, from Duplicolor, Testors and other brands, purchased to chase the elusive "chrome in a can" solution. 

I would say that Krylon paint has a place in modelling, but maybe not for the same surfaces you would use products like Alclad, Spaz Stix or Molotow on if the goal is to replicate scale chrome plating rather than a polished natural metal surface.

[Straightliner59]

Well, obviously, we're not going to be spraying chrome from a can, anytime soon!

[randyc]

I have a can of Rustoleum that I did some testing with.  A nice polished effect.   Very shiny and fairly reflective.  Straight from can.  I do wonder what decanting for the airbrush might do on all of these.  A little less air pressure than the blast from the can.   Hmmmm, might try to remember that next time I'm mucking about with the airbrush.   Maybe this weekend...

 

[Mike999]

One of the better chrome sprays I've used is Valspar Metallic Silver.  But now I might be in the market for the Krylon.

Shown below, the Valspar used by an artist (not me!) to paint a little guy who showed up just in time for Spring. 

The pic is from a site for artists, not modelers. And the page is suspicious; it keeps running a script that hangs it up and removes the Scroll bar, so I won't post the link.  The user compared the Krylon and Valspar silvers with Krylon Chrome, and said this:

"The Krylon Silver is flatter than either the Valspar Silver or the Krylon Chrome.  There's really no reflection to it.   It's ever so subtle, but the Krylon chrome has a bit smoother coverage than the Valspar Silver, which gives it just a bit more reflection/shine."

 

[57olds88]

I have used the Krylon Chrome for years. Never had a problem even coating with Testors wet look, or the Krlon clear.