Rose gold is very fashionable at the moment. We manufacture rose gold for electroplating that is very popular with jewelers and some people are plating car emblems with our brush rose gold too. You can simulate rose gold using Cosmichrome to take advantage of the rose gold surge in popularity. This is a sample of rose gold colored Cosmichrome created in our Montreal office.
Call or email us for the easy to mix formula.
We are frequently asked if it is possible to create a hydrographics over chrome using Cosmichrome. We have several customers that do this and achieve incredible results. The following example was provided by our customer St. Louis Chrome. After he applied the complete Cosmichrome finish he used hydrographics or water transfer printing to place this pattern over the Cosmichrome chrome finish. We think the results are stunning.
GM has been using Cosmichrome spray on chrome for nearly ten years. This stunning new Cadillac Elmiraj concept car features Cosmichrome trim, wheels and a new grill design with color tinted Cosmichrome. Jay Leno really appreciates the new grill. The Elmiraj is a large coupe. It is a rather remarkable concept car because it is really close to how a final production model might appear. We are proud to be the spray chrome supplier to General Motors.
West Coast Customs honored us by calling us to help with our second Cosmichrome project with them. Our first project was to completely re-do their famous Audi Tron tribute car after the competing product discolored within a few weeks and the supplier declined to take responsibility for the problem. Having established our reputation with West Coast Customs and helping them out in a pinch they called us when they had another project for Cosmichrome.
This time it was for a project for the West Coast Customs Kid Rock Cadillac limo. We trained the expert painters at West Coast Customs how to use Cosmichrome with their new Master System Select™. The project went well and the gold tinted Cosmichrome looked great. West Coast Customs has used every spray chrome product on the market and Cosmichrome is the only product that worked as advertised and as instructed. We are honored that they trusted Cosmichrome to be a part of another of their incredible projects.
A special thanks to Don Pirre of Coatofchrome.com for helping out.
Sundance Helicopters of Las Vegas is introducing their new fleet of Airbus helicopters featuring their new Cosmichrome spray on chrome paint scheme.
This helicopter spray chrome project was created by Air Methods and recently exhibited at the HAI Heli-Expo Show in Anaheim, CA. The aircraft features gold tinted Cosmichrome and regular chrome tinted Cosmichrome. Air Methods had tried several other spray chrome coatings before achieving amazing success with Cosmichrome. This is a an advanced spray chrome project that competing systems just couldn’t coat properly. They didn’t have the adequate intra coating adhesion and they just didn’t look good enough.
Eventually all Sundance Helicopters will be coated in Cosmichrome.
We’d like to thank Andretti Autosport for their recommendation!
ColorWare was founded on the idea that electronic devices could be more appealing than the standard colors offered by the original manufacturer. ColorWare products are creative and fashionable, giving their customers something unique that sets them apart from all the rest.
ColorWare is the only company in the world where you can create your own bespoke electronic device. The range of products spans from headphones to computers, portable PC’s, phones and gaming consoles. They are experts at coating and branding.
ColorWare rocked the headphone market in 2011 by collaborating with Beats and producing a limited edition Chrome Dr Dre Beats headphones. ColorWare also supplies the Cosmichrome spray chrome coating on Sennheiser microphones. These stunning microphones are highly regarded by the world’s most famous recording artists.
No company is more demanding of quality and performance than ColorWare and we are proud to be their spray chrome supplier for the past three years.
One of our customers was commissioned to spray chrome these very large Lady Gaga statues for her Artpop album introduction. The Cosmichrome was tinted to provide the gold and blue finishes. The Cosmichrome spray chrome was applied by Coat of Chrome.Coat of Chrome are experts at coating large objects. The amount of preparation and planning for this project was very challenging and had to be completed with a very tight deadline.This project was the result of a collaboration with sculptor Jeff Koons. Mr. Koons is one of the world’s leading modern artists. His work typically sells for millions of dollars.
These chrome valve covers were spray chromed by our customer Sacramento Chrome and Paint https://sacchromepaint.net using our latest Cosmichrome base coat and top coat. They appear to be disappearing into the table or made of glass because the finish is so perfectly smooth and the color so accurate.
We have been able to significantly accelerate the drying of the top coat so your parts are ready to ship sooner.
The new base coat and top coat are in stock and ready to ship.
Spraying Chrome Instructions. How to Apply Cosmichrome Base Coat
V-BCL Base Coat 100 grams
V-BCL-CAT catalyst 40 grams
Reducer- None needed
Mix for 2 minutes before spraying.
Use a scale to measure the paints. Do not use ratios on mixing cups.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL PARTS MUST BE PREPAIRED PRIOR TO APPLIYING THE COSMICHROME BASE COAT. PARTS MUST BE SEALED AND WET SANDED WITH MIN 800 GRIT SAND PAPER. BCL BASECOAT WILL NOT COVER OR HIDE ROUGH IMPERFECTIONS ON THE SUBSTRATE.
Recommended primers: either urethane, epoxy or polyester. Primer must be catalyzed and must be completly dry before applying base coat. Spray chrome application requires completely dry base coat and primers.
Spray application
Adjust the spray gun as follows
35-40 PSI at the gun, (2 bars) lower pressures will cause the paint to dry slower so be careful
Wide open fan
Needle open 1 1/2 to 2 turns
Spray the substrate with one medium wet film in a cris cross pattern and let stand for 10 min.
Spray a wet second coat after 10 min have elapsed.
Once you are satisfied with you application allow 30 min to dry naturally before baking or allow to air dry at normal room temperatures and above.
BAKING BASE COAT
It is critical that the base coat is completely and properly dried! When in doubt such as on large or heavy parts or parts with heavy coats of base coat, dry the base coat longer. It is not possible to over dry the Cosmichrome base coat.
If you have applied a primer or other paint on a part first that paint must be completely cured before applying our base coat. If the base coat is wet or a primer beneath the base coat is wet then the final finish can discolor or appear foggy and intra-coating adhesion will be weak. Allow primed parts to bake for 1 hour to 1 hour 20 minutes at 140 F / 60 C
Longer dry times are fine if your part is large or has a lot of paint. The base coat can’t be over dried!
Higher temperatures can reduce baking time.
Allow parts to cool down to room temp before continuing the process.
NATURAL AIR DRY FOR BASE COAT
Once you have finished applying 2 or 3 coats, let the parts dry in a dust free environment (closed room) for 15– 24 hours minimum at room temp. Small parts dry faster. Large parts take longer to dry properly. When in doubt allow the base coat to dry longer. Our Base coat can’t be over dried so there is nothing to worry about drying parts longer. Even if you bake the part and want to wait until the next day or over the weekend to plate there will still be excellent adhesion. We have accidentally baked parts at 320ºF for 1 hour and the adhesion was still excellent. The base coat discolored and turned brown and it did not damage the coating.
Please note if you have sprayed more then 2 coats of base coat allow more dry time, 24 hours minimum. Minimum!
Cosmichrome is the stunning chrome finish that one sees on the nose cones of all Andretti Autosport race cars. Cosmichrome replaced a competing product that wasn’t able to meet the rigorous environment of racing. Andretti Autosport needed a chrome product that would endure heat, sun, rain, and debris on their cars while flying around the race track at speeds over 200 mph.
The expert painters at Andretti Autosport spray the Cosmichrome coating themselves with their Cosmichrome system featuring our patented e-Gun™.
Andretti Autosport fields multiple entries in the IZOD IndyCar Series. As the only INDYCAR team competing in all four steps of the Mazda Road to Indy driver development system, Andretti Autosport also campaigns multiple cars in Firestone Indy Lights, the Pro Mazda Championship and in the USF2000 National Championship.
Based in Indianapolis, Ind. and led by racing legend Michael Andretti, Andretti Autosport boasts four IZOD IndyCar Series championships (2004, 2005, 2007 and 2012), two Firestone Indy Lights titles (2008 and 2009), one USF2000 championship (2010) and has won the Indianapolis 500 twice (2005 and 2007). As a brand, Andretti Autosport was born in November 2009 following the completion of a transaction between the former shareholders of Andretti Green Racing. Andretti and his former business partners announced in August 2009 their decision to split off their racing and promotions businesses into two separate companies.