Failed to DIY chrome grille.
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I tried the DIY chrome grille using orange gel stripper without much luck. Next, I tried goof off and that seemed to work but it took a lot of effort for small results. Finally I got out my dremel, using a cloth polishing disc (about 1/4 wide) dipped a little goof off on there and went to town. Took about 15 minutes to do all the ribs. The polishing pad worked great, it kinda countoured itself to the rounded edge of the ribs.
Originally Posted by lalexusgs
Well, since I don't like the fitment of my RMM grille, I decided to take my old original one and DIY chrome it like it was described in several threads here. I went through several posts using Search option, made a list of all the things people used to chrome their grilles and kept this list in the car until the times when I get a chance to stop by Home Depot or some similar store.
Last weekend I ended up shopping at Target, searched through the shelves and the only thing I could find was liquid Goof Off, not the gel. I first tried it with q-tip, even though it's liquid, then I soaked a towel into it and tried to wipe the grille - both to no effect. Not even a chip of black paint came off. I tried then to bath the whole grille itself in that Goof Off stuff for 15 minutes (I actually want to chrome the whole grille, not just ribs), still no result.
So, can anyone tell me if I could just use an acetone, or would it be too strong and damage the chrome layer?
Last weekend I ended up shopping at Target, searched through the shelves and the only thing I could find was liquid Goof Off, not the gel. I first tried it with q-tip, even though it's liquid, then I soaked a towel into it and tried to wipe the grille - both to no effect. Not even a chip of black paint came off. I tried then to bath the whole grille itself in that Goof Off stuff for 15 minutes (I actually want to chrome the whole grille, not just ribs), still no result.
So, can anyone tell me if I could just use an acetone, or would it be too strong and damage the chrome layer?
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