How did Ford chrome the edges on this??

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Re: How did Ford chrome the edges on this??

If it is just an edge it was probably hot stamped using mylar.
You can use Silver Leaf to do an edge, available at Hobby Lobby or Michaels. Mask the edge and brush down a layer of glue then burnish the leaf as you lay it, gently pull the backer from the surface... viola' metalized edges.

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