i have a stalled project lol for more than 1 year. all these while its just on the drawing board not yet into implementation stage. so i would like to ask for opinions and help from fellow modders. i want to see mirror finish metal(looks sumthing like chrome) and metallic red on the casing. the casing in general would be in chrome while the designs are in metallic red. to get chrome i can send it to workshop to chrome it or i can try to sand/polish/buff it until it looks almost like chrome(like this baru considered hard core modding mah). i have few ideas intially but each has a problem.

idea 1:
buy metal sheets polish to chrome like cut it to mactch the casing panel sizes and cut designs on each panel. casing itself spray metallic red. how am i going to attach the metal sheets onto the casing sturdily? initially thought of drilling and screwing it but it will ruin the over all look and some of the screws might get in the way.

idea 2:
polish the whole casing to chrome like and spray metallic red onto the casing. but the surface would be too smooth and the paint won't stick.

idea 3:
cut the designs on the casing. polish to chrome. cut metal sheets,paint metallic red and attach them behind the designs.........too many sharp edges might accidentally cut myself on the designs...........dangerous lol.

idea 4:
polish casing to chrome like buy papers cut the pattern and glue.........this is the easier way out but i think there are no metallic red paper...........

any ideas lol if this sounds confusing sorry.

better u post ur pics easy to give idea

sorry no pics to post. like i mentioned earlier still at drawing board.

The easiest way is to sand ur case off and polish till chrome shine .. .

then get some arylic and paint it to metalic red ... then attach it to ur case with nice bolt and nut for a heavy metal finishing ..

thanks for the contribution doom. that is similar to idea 1. however i fear the bolts and nuts would get in the way and also i think the bolts n nuts would just ruin the overall look of the casing......

Here's a possible way, though it'll take a lot of work and you might need a few tries to get it right.

1. Sand and polish everything to your desired chome shine.

2. Mask out your design with tape, and make sure the tape sticks perfectly with no air gaps. For once using something other than that white paper masking tape may be a good idea, because of the next step.

3. Use coarse sandpaper to sand out the exposed design, giving paint a surface to stick on. Make sure your mask is still intact while and after sanding, meaning you'll have to do this carefully.

4. With the mask still on, paint the design onto the course sanded areas. Remove the mask and touch up as necessary.

This should work, though admitedly fine details may not be possible. Another possible but not so practical way would be to create the pattern by lithography (mask the polished metal in wax, etch the design on the wax, etch the metal in acid with the wax as a mask, then paint the etched groves).