A process for manufacturing a metallic powder molded article comprising the steps of preparing a mixture of inflammable metallic powders and synthetic resin and molding under pressure and heat the mixture to form a molded body. Pressure and heat are applied such as by buffing onto a surface of the molded body to deform and bond together the metallic powders on the molded body surface to form a substantially continuous metallic surface. A plated layer may be applied on the continuous metallic surface. The process manufactures a metallic powder molded article comprising a molded body of a mixture of inflammable metallic powders and synthetic resin having a substantially continuous metallic surface defined by the metallic powders compacted and bonded together.