... I know this isn't the best picture....
The valve covers and air cleaner cover were shot with Dupli-Color Chrome...available at better auto part stores everywhere.
If your still interested, I can shoot some on a plastic spoon from the rattle can and have you take a better look.
To get an even better reflective Chrome appearance, I shoot a base coat of Gloss Black....the shinier the Black, the deeper the reflective appearance.
Keep this in mind....A 1:1 sprint car wing more than likely would not have been a Chrome...unless it was a show piece.
1) Chrome anything is more expensive than its counterparts.
2) Sprint cars are more apt to roll over than anything else (See #1 above)
3) The Chrome plating would have added unnecessary weight.
4) The blinding effect of the sun reflecting off of the Chrome wing would not have been well received by fellow racers.
5) Ever tried cleaning mud off of a Chrome wing..and still have the wing be all bright and shiny. Whether it be the sticky gumbo mud of the South or the constant blasting of grit from an asphalt track, the Chrome plating dulls rather quickly.
