Impressive method and results. thanks for sharing.
Like chuck, I think about durability because most of my projects are cars I will handle from time to time. I've had surprisingly good results (considering the low cost and little time involved) using spray on "chrome" and silver rattle cans. I concede that it does not quite match the metallic sheen of real, extruded/polished alumni cars, but then nothing I've seen really does completely. What I like about simple silver and chrome spray can paint is that when done well it is durable and it matches well the look (sheen or grain, consistency) of factory "metallic" and silver paint jobs, (except for chrome plating like on some tanker cars), if not always getting the exact shade of silver/aluminum/brass just right (which it usually gets pretty close).
