how to rechrome the housing of the projectors? Options

[diegohiga]

so i bought a set of projectors but the housing needs to be rechromed. i already removed the glasses using the oven. i tried aresol can paint but i failed. i used the method of glossy black paint and chrome paint on top of it but didnt work. i read that for these parts you need to "vacuum metalize" which i have no idea what it is nor idea how much it costs and idk where to get it done. any help?

This post has been edited by diegohiga: Nov 19, 2012 - 10:56 PM

[Special_Edy]

Its probably vacuum formed onto it. They would take a sheet of plastic with a reflective coating and use a machine that heats the plastic to make it malleable, then the machine would use a vacuum to suck the plastic sheet around the surface of the headlight housing.
Alternatively, you can have it electrochemical dipped. They will coat the areas you want chromed in some type of electrically conductive paint, and then they will dip it into a tank of chromic acid or whatever and then electrically charge the headlight, which will deposit chrome onto the headlight housing.

Im sure having the headlights chromed would cost a couple hundred but Im not sure how much the vacuum forming would cost. I also dont know where you would have either job done at, but Im sure you could find someone local in either the phonebook or the internet.