Right for me and I’m right handed but I’m working on some Tony Grey techniques at the moment and he talks about this , because he uses the left leg, I tried it but it feels odd 🙂
eBay and screwfix also do various size aluminium tool boxes which you could add your own size foam to , I’ve got one with my router in they are quite robust 🙂https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F152951894863
I’d say Robbie Shakespeare was the biggest inspiration to me after seeing him play live in the early 80s , I was playing blues at the time but after hearing the rhythm and drive of heavy reggae I just knew it was for me , and I haven’t stopped playing reggae since 🙂
I’ve seen chrome paint in car spares shops, but I don’t know how good it is, also they do chrome paint in modelling shops , which you could try on an offcut of metal to see if it’s any good 🙂