After a lot of playing about with painting bodies and dying suits this year, this definitely isn't the right way to go. It simply won't look as good IMO. The shine of the actual suit material, sure, but the muscles that are supposed to show underneath, no.
It can be done with the right material. It's not like it's a statue and it's the only way. The chrome can be shown through the right material so do that.
Tbf fair maybe I haven't seen a really good one that looks right. Happy to be proved wrong.