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Old 03-11-14, 09:09 PM
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Default discovered something interesting today for us guys that like chrome
We had good weather today so I was detailing and waxing the L'S, noticed a small chip of paint missing and what looked to be chrome underneath

Long story short, I took all the paint off to reveal the beautiful chrome underneath.

Does anyone know if maybe the door handles are the same ?
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You took all the paint off the entire car and it was chrome underneath?
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Sorry guys I'm on my cell phone and it won't let me upload pics. I'm referring to the trim just above the rear license plate. It has a small chrome trim but if u strip the paint off the piece above. It's a beautiful chrome underneath.

Looks great I'll post pics ASAP when I get home
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All the paint off what? Pics?
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Originally Posted by DaveGS4
You took all the paint off the entire car and it was chrome underneath?
Haha Dave I wish
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Its the trunk garnish. It is all chrome and just painted over.
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Eager to hear more. But you definitely need to upload pictures.
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sorry for the delay guys ,,,,this is not my car , but this is what im talking about .

I stripped mine while it was still attached ,,,but i would recomend doing it the right way and remove it so you dont scractch or damage anything.

This is great because its a free upgrade
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does anyone know if the door handles are the same? If so that would be great
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how did you get the paint off? and I wonder why Lexus decided to color match instead? may have been the way it was setup on the assembly before paint application.
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I used the flat black edge of an exact o blade. I would recommend removing it and stripping
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good to know ... free upgrade
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the door handle is most definitely not chrome under..
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Pretty interesting .... anyone know what is involved to removing this from the car ?
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The window pillars are a chrome finish underneath. I had some peeling occur on one of the rear pillars and found this out. Currently waiting on my luxury abstract pillars to arrive hopefully any day now.
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