I think I understand where your going with this Black chrome deal man.
When I first started I blk chromed a couple samples to get things right. I use infrared propane heat on most parts. When I first did it, it looked gray too. But then I read that the part your coating has to be at the temp the powder needs to be. once its at that temp. then you start the clock. I was always afraid i would over cure, but thats not the case, even though it says 15 mins at 400 degrees. and 15 mins later its cure, thats not the deal. once the metal reaches 400 degrees then 15 mins later its cured. could take up to 30 mins just to get it cured. know what I mean, now with the blk chrome looking gray, its because its not flowed out all the way. same with the chrome. it will look fogged up, but once its pretty well cure 'Not all the way' it will start to get its luster. I notice this when using the Infrared heat source. it looks milky then it starts to look like a mirror. you just have to wait and use a thermo gun. you can get them here at caswell. it tells you the temp of your parts. if you under cure, then your parts just chip too easy. i noticed this too. also when I would strip a part down if I jacked it up with aircraft stripper, It would gel, I noticed on parts that were powder coated from somone else, it would come up like a rubber peel when i stripped it. Funny.. oh well. Just let it cure more man.. it will shine up.
archer
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