Canned Chrome (Door part 2)

I finished installing the door after it had started getting dark, and I was able to put my burgundy door panel back ob the new door...aside from the black window trim and door handle, it looks like it came with the car...

...now to make it look like it came with the car.

When I was out to buy my paint for the door, I saw another can on the shelf that I thought I could do some good with. I bought a can of chrome spray paint.

As night was falling, I was racing the sunset to tape off the door before I couldn't see to do it. I started with the handle, taped it off, and painted it to test the chrome paint. It's no mirror finish of course, but it looks pretty good, and it can be wax and shined. At least it matches the rest of the car now. And with that test out of the way, I taped off the window.

I finished just as the sun was leaving completely, but I had enough orange street lamp light to pain the window. It looked wonderful in the darkness, and looked ok in the morning. Now that it's cured though, it looks just fine, and matches the rest of the windows.

I think I'm going to use the rest of the chrome paint around the windshield and back window trims, too. They've gotten worn and grungy looking over the years, and I think they were chrome originally, so it'll look better than nothing.

I do plan on doing this or having it done right later on (all of the window trims I'm painting), but for now, it looks decent and protects it, too.

Cost of Chrome paint: $5