De-chrome

[pywell]

Ok, with our resto-mod we are looking at removing all the chrome. All the trim etc... we want to have body color. (mirrors, bumpers, trim). Now I know you cant paint chrome without a specialty paint which I dont believe I will be able to get in the Atomic Orange color we are painting the car. Any suggestions or thoughts?

[go-fish]

San blast, prime and paint

[Giveitawack]

If I were you I  would store the chrome bumpers and get a set of rusty, used bumpers. Weld the bolt holes, sandblast and paint.
Or buy fiberglass bumpers.
From experience I have regreted that I "destroyed" parts with blasting, paint, plating etc. Nowadays I store my untouched factory parts and buy used parts. Then I can get crazy with blasting, filler, paint or plating.

[dutch]

have the bumpers de-chromed at a chromeshop. It`s a chemical process and will give you a good clean surface to lay some paint on.
Most trim on these cars is stainless, so that would be sand and paint.

[burdar]

have the bumpers de-chromed at a chromeshop. It`s a chemical process and will give you a good clean surface to lay some paint on.
Most trim on these cars is stainless, so that would be sand and paint.

   This is the best way to do it.  Some of the trim is anodised.  I don't know if you can paint over the anodising and have it stick.  You may have to strip the anoidsing off the parts first.  The anodising can be removed with oven cleaner.

[pywell]

Great information and tips.

[elitecustombody]

As John said, sandblast it,prime and paint if you want the paint to stay on. You can use acid etch primer or epoxy primer after blasting,sanding won't do much for mechanical adhesion.I do it all the time and stick only to this method because it works and my reputation is on the line.

[pywell]

Sounds like a good plan, I will be trying it out on the bumpers first.

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