de-chromeing trim??

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Post 804077 by chadders on 2016-08-14 13:42:22

Anyone de chromed their motor? If not but you know how to then share the knowledge please :thumbs_up: I'm thinking of doing this but don't have the first idea how to, I'd like to go for black. Could it be painted?? Thanks

Post 804080 by M-R-P on 2016-08-14 16:57:11

Vinyl wrap.

Post 804084 by Biff on 2016-08-14 17:23:24

I'd have a go with plasti-dip paint myself, no need to edge prime, mask it up & paint away. If you balls it up you can peel it off, easy enough to touch up. I'm bloody useless with vinyl wrap give me a rattle can anyday. :)

Post 804088 by Shinsplintz 101 on 2016-08-14 19:27:07

Cutting paste. The plastic under the chrome paint is black. I found out by accident when using a rotary polisher & cutting paste whilst buffing the paintwork on mine a couple of years back........ For complex trim where access is limited or it got fiddly details then the two options above seem a sensible course - plastidip probably being the most DIY friendly!

Post 804090 by Biff on 2016-08-14 19:41:41

[QUOTE=Shinsplintz 101;804088]Cutting paste. The plastic under the chrome paint is black. I found out by accident when using a rotary polisher & cutting paste whilst buffing the paintwork on mine a couple of years back........ For complex trim where access is limited or it got fiddly details then the two options above seem a sensible course - plastidip probably being the most DIY friendly![/QUOTE] +1 on the cutting paste, I wasn't sure if the trim would be all plastic but it worked a treat on my Orion Ghia back in the day. As if i admitted to an Orion. :)

Post 804094 by chadders on 2016-08-14 19:53:26

is the trim easy to remove just a case of prising it off? if then I could spray them.