aluminized polypropylene appearance?

[wannac6]

Our company has tooled (outside) a black polypropylene item that marketing is now requiring to appear aluminum.Powdercoating is an option but it requires a 260 degree heat cycle. We cannot afford to retool molds etc. due to cost -- any sugestions for a polypropylene aluminium appearance?

 

[patprimmer]

Clariant and I guess other master-batch suppliers make a metallic appearance colour that will give an aluminium effect when added to natural PP

Is that temperature 260F or 260C

Regards
pat pprimmer@acay.com.au
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