painting chrome trim possible?
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painting chrome trim possible?
went to a bodyshop to get an estimate on painting the chrome trim around the car. i was told that they would suggest not doing it because of the material and in the long run the paint will peel off and would not warranty it. i've seen a few 3gs with their trim painted so wasn't sure if they are respraying every year or if this bodyshop was telling the truth or not?
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is the trim plastic or metal chrome? i'm thinking plastic so i would think just sand, prime, paint and clear would be enough? maybe a special type of primer for these types of jobs but i would think the shop would know this.
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Here is mine painted, it was all unassembled, scuffed, sprayed with adhesion promoter, primed, and sprayed. I think it looks great the only thing is if a rock chip hits it there is still chrome underneathe it. Oh well I think it is the ****!!!
Here is mine painted, it was all unassembled, scuffed, sprayed with adhesion promoter, primed, and sprayed. I think it looks great the only thing is if a rock chip hits it there is still chrome underneathe it. Oh well I think it is the ****!!!
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Just had all my parts painted. Shops shy away from it because most of the materials they have on hand will not hold up on the chrome. My body shop ordered a special self etching primer so they it would stick to the chrome plastic. They also stripped the metalic coating that gives you that chrome look because it is not metal. They will warranty it also. Its all about who you talk to.
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went to a bodyshop to get an estimate on painting the chrome trim around the car. i was told that they would suggest not doing it because of the material and in the long run the paint will peel off and would not warranty it. i've seen a few 3gs with their trim painted so wasn't sure if they are respraying every year or if this bodyshop was telling the truth or not?
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Here is mine painted, it was all unassembled, scuffed, sprayed with adhesion promoter, primed, and sprayed. I think it looks great the only thing is if a rock chip hits it there is still chrome underneathe it. Oh well I think it is the ****!!!
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Here is mine painted, it was all unassembled, scuffed, sprayed with adhesion promoter, primed, and sprayed. I think it looks great the only thing is if a rock chip hits it there is still chrome underneathe it. Oh well I think it is the ****!!!
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passnu2 - i notice you are in chicago too. do you know of any shops to go to or recommend? i'm getting my roof painted at boyce bodywerks in naperville and asked if they could paint the trim but they said they wouldn't recommend it or warranty it.
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I actually just had this done a month ago but no issues and I don t really antisipate having any issues I saw the prep work and the guy who did it is a animal in the booth!!!! It was recommended to wrap the chrome window trim with vinyl since that is actually metal, so I had that wrapped
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I actually just had this done a month ago but no issues and I don t really antisipate having any issues I saw the prep work and the guy who did it is a animal in the booth!!!! It was recommended to wrap the chrome window trim with vinyl since that is actually metal, so I had that wrapped
so you had the front trim (headlights & grill) painted and the window trim wrapped. did you also do the trim on the bottom of the door?
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DSC_0604 by lkapimp216, on Flickr
Here is mine painted, it was all unassembled, scuffed, sprayed with adhesion promoter, primed, and sprayed. I think it looks great the only thing is if a rock chip hits it there is still chrome underneathe it. Oh well I think it is the ****!!!
Man this is just perfect! Not sure I would change 1 thing on your car. Seeing this makes me miss my GS.
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yep, like your car a lot. only thing I would do without is the window visors. what are those for, anyway?