Dying and Chroming Visors (Cheap) TUTORIAL

[N8TEBB]

Awesome info! Now I just need to figure out how to get the blue/gray-ish colour of the Reach ODST visor.

Well the chrome will take care of the greyish colour... I would go easy with a light blue dye and then the chrome will take care of the rest.

 

[Aiden26]

Well the chrome will take care of the greyish colour... I would go easy with a light blue dye and then the chrome will take care of the rest.

Thanks! Didn't know that. Will that work with more duller chrome too? I don't want to go for a full mirror effect, just a sheen. So I was thinking about paints like Krylon looking glass, Alclad chrome or maybe even Rustoleum mirror effect. The only light blue I know off is iDye Poly Turquoise, so I'll give that shot. Not sure how well the Rit Dye stuff works but they seem to have more options. Also does it matter if the dye or chrome comes first?

 

[Cadet]

Thanks! Didn't know that. Will that work with more duller chrome too? I don't want to go for a full mirror effect, just a sheen. So I was thinking about paints like Krylon looking glass, Alclad chrome or maybe even Rustoleum mirror effect. The only light blue I know off is iDye Poly Turquoise, so I'll give that shot. Not sure how well the Rit Dye stuff works but they seem to have more options. Also does it matter if the dye or chrome comes first?

If you go with Rit, make sure you get the Rit Dye More. You need a dye designed for synthetic fibers, if its not designed for synthetic fibers, it won't dye the plastic.

Dye first, then do your chrome.

 

[N8TEBB]

Thanks! Didn't know that. Will that work with more duller chrome too? I don't want to go for a full mirror effect, just a sheen. So I was thinking about paints like Krylon looking glass, Alclad chrome or maybe even Rustoleum mirror effect. The only light blue I know off is iDye Poly Turquoise, so I'll give that shot. Not sure how well the Rit Dye stuff works but they seem to have more options. Also does it matter if the dye or chrome comes first?

Definitely dye first, then chrome.

iDye poly does have a light blue (LINK) that I think would work quite nicely. It will work for a duller chrome in theory (that is, the colour will), but I can't speak for how the visibility will be with a duller chrome. The reason the mirror chrome works so well is because it reflects the light away from the visor. Because there's so much light on the outside of the helmet and darkness on the inside, you are able to see out of it still. If the visor is not reflective, I'm not too sure how well this would work.

 

[valkydesigns]

Awesome tutorial! Very helpful