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About a year ago I got the re-reissue Powermaster Optimus Prime from BBTS. However today when I looked at him the chrome on Ginrai/Hi-Q was not on most of is chromed engine! There's no signs of flaking and it's starting to happen to the front bumper of Prime too! Help!

you can either touch it up with a silver sharpie or spray paint the area with silver paint. just cover the areas that you don't want to paint first and get the finger prints off with a damp cloth then dry it before you paint. give it at least two coats.

SpacerAM2 wrote:you can either touch it up with a silver sharpie or spray paint the area with silver paint. just cover the areas that you don't want to paint first and get the finger prints off with a damp cloth then dry it before you paint. give it at least two coats.

Nope. The sharpies won't even come close to approximate the chrome.

hopeyeu wrote:About a year ago I got the re-reissue Powermaster Optimus Prime from BBTS. However today when I looked at him the chrome on Ginrai/Hi-Q was not on most of is chromed engine! There's no signs of flaking and it's starting to happen to the front bumper of Prime too! Help!

It's either 2nd hand or just plain old. Corrosion. It happens.If you live in humid regions in the continental USA, there's a risk. Heck, 1st issues of MP Ironhide had the chrome fading off withing months of release (must have been a poor quality mix of the chrome)

Most you can do is preserve 'em if you have mad skills use Tamiya Clear Koat or Pledge floor polish (there's a topic somewhere here)

fenrir72 wrote:

SpacerAM2 wrote:you can either touch it up with a silver sharpie or spray paint the area with silver paint. just cover the areas that you don't want to paint first and get the finger prints off with a damp cloth then dry it before you paint. give it at least two coats.

Nope. The sharpies won't even come close to approximate the chrome.

Molotow Liquid Chrome markers work a lot better than sharpies, and are readily available at places like Hobby Lobby. While I haven't used it to touch up pre-existing chrome, the results on non-chromed figures are very promising. I may have gone a little overboard on TR Megatron...

Yeah, you can get actual chrome paint pens nowadays. I saw someone use one in a video on restoring a beat up original G1 Optimus Prime, worked very nicely. I also have to say that rubbing off without flaking is the norm with chrome on G1 toys, so the reissue is obviously using the same mix or similar.

I would also buy some gloss clear-coat to protect the chrome with.