Chroming Your Grill
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After reading about chroming out the front grill using Asitone I thought good idea and I love free mods
To make a very long story short.....
After rubing the slits with asitone I was in it about three hours. Looked good. But I noticed that some of the asitone had leaked on the sides and front and started to remove the black. I wanted it perfect so I started to remove ALL the black.
This took me three more hours that night, 10 hours the next day and 5 more hours the day after that. Went through 4 bottles of 8oz asitone, 6 shirts, one toothbrush and some blistering fingers........Yes I spent over 16 hours on this grill... Looks great but DAMN that was a long time!
Im sure there was a better solution to use but i knew the asitone worked and didn't damage the chrome......
To make a very long story short.....
After rubing the slits with asitone I was in it about three hours. Looked good. But I noticed that some of the asitone had leaked on the sides and front and started to remove the black. I wanted it perfect so I started to remove ALL the black.
This took me three more hours that night, 10 hours the next day and 5 more hours the day after that. Went through 4 bottles of 8oz asitone, 6 shirts, one toothbrush and some blistering fingers........Yes I spent over 16 hours on this grill... Looks great but DAMN that was a long time!
Im sure there was a better solution to use but i knew the asitone worked and didn't damage the chrome......
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Originally posted by duggs430
Be careful w/the acetone on your grills. My 2001 grill is chromed plastic, not metal, the acetone may take off the chrome finish.
Be careful w/the acetone on your grills. My 2001 grill is chromed plastic, not metal, the acetone may take off the chrome finish.
and my grill is also chromed plastic......looks great and no problems yet
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I would have saved all of you hours of time!!!!!I wrote a reply to the first thread concerning this topic and it was deleted!!
All you need to do is go to any auto repair place and ask them if they have a bucket of carb cleaner. I recomend not dunking it for more than 1 minute but the paint falls off and is perfected with a toothbrush. 20 minutes at most..... Hope this doesn't get deleted too!!
All you need to do is go to any auto repair place and ask them if they have a bucket of carb cleaner. I recomend not dunking it for more than 1 minute but the paint falls off and is perfected with a toothbrush. 20 minutes at most..... Hope this doesn't get deleted too!!
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I can't believe I actually spent almost 20 hours on this grill....got to watch abot 6 movies, hours of music videos, and only really stopped to eat.........and my hands are still black from the paint......
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