Chrome bumpers and widows

[kreacher]

Hi guys
this is my first thread so treat me gently 🙄
I have just started to make model cars after building aircrafts for years
so the shiny thing are very new to me
so that said I have messed up my first model car

i have started to build a ford grand Torino

i have been been advised to use zero paints
i bought some of there primer and the correct red for this car
i sprayed the car in the primer and then the red and then the first coat of clear
then I applied all the decals and then the last coat or two of clear

i finished with a fantastic finish and after a polish it look like a glass finished
then I needed to put a chrome trim all around the bottom of the car and wheel arches and the window trims

i masked off some areas of the car and applied some chrom alclad ll
but I found that this was rubbing off

so I re sprayed the chrom and removed the tape and then some of the clear paint came away from where the white decal was and the whole car is in a mess

so I'm looking to you car guys for some help please
i don't like this foil that I have heard about
I didn't know if there was away of spraying a chrome finish that would not rub off or if I could seal it in with some clear?

thank you in advance

[NoelSmith]

It happens to all of us car modellers at some time or other. You had the car finish up to very high gloss before the masking and alclad application.
Strip it back. Respray and polish the body. Chrome bare metal foil will probably your best bet despite your fears. Just make sure that where the foil is applied is blemish free, and allow a reasonable bit of overlap for trimming. Absolutely make sure that you use a brand new scalpel or fine craft knife blade to trim the foil back to the edges. Try practising on some old model bits to familiarise yourself with how to work this material. Once mastered you may find it a lot easier than masking and using alclad around windscreen frames etc. Hope this helps. You may be able to find some bare metal foil video clips on you tube.

[NoelSmith]

Further to my last reply I have found another item of use to simulate chrome. The item is a chrome marker pen by a company named Molotow. It is designed for indoor and outdoor use by artists. Tried it on a grey plastic car model hubcap and found it to be very realistic. I left the hubcap overnight and found the finish stands up to handling quite well. Molotow has a website. This product is probably mainly available through art shops, but I got mine from Paul at Little Tools.