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Pat,
 
What are you using to make the silver look like chrome? I have CS vinyl paint and the silver looks opaque.

You can use silver paint as a base.  But as you have found, it is not very shiny.  I prefer a good white base.  I use glitter...mixed into clear gloss vinyl paint from CS components.  It takes practice to get the mixture just right...enough to cover the flig well but not too much so that it runs.  The key is to apply a first light coat...and rotate the drying flig with a pair of hemostats until the coat sets well enough so that it will not "migrate".  That is usually only about 45 seconds to 1 minute.  Then apply a second light coat over the first...making sure all of the gaps are filled in.  Generally no need to rotate the hook after the second coat...since in bonds to the first.  Then hang the hooks on a rack to finish drying...for at least 5 to 10 minutes before applying paint or eyes.

I have gone through hundreds of types of glitter...in almost every size and color available.  I have pretty much standardized on using fine or extra fine glitters...from Barlows or more recently from Hobby Lobby.  They have an extra fine glitter in many good colors...at a very good price, compared to others.  It is the one in the attached picture.


I am trying to attach links to the two halves of the tutorial I put together on Making Fligs.  Hope this works.
MAKING FLIGS 1.pdf
MAKING FLIGS 2.pdf