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Blacking out chrome... Any ideas???

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#1 ·
Just bought a new jeep, now that I've driven it a while I've come to the conclusion the chome has go to go. I believe plasti-dip will be my best option, but I've heard and read mixed opinions about scuffing the chrome and using a flex seal before the plasti-dip. What do y'all think? Can I just plasti-dip it and be done?

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When I blacked out the chrome on my Harley, I scuffed it up with sanding discs attached to a drill. I then used BBQ paint. It gave it a nice flat-black appearance and never chipped, etc. Its also rust-proof. I have no experience with plasti-dip.
 
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I've used plasti-dip on chrome before without scuffing the chrome because I wanted the option if i didn't like it to peel it off without damage to the chrome. If you're not worried about the chrome then scuffing it would absolutely make better adhesion. However, If you do not want to scuff it, plasti-dip bonds pretty well because it sticks so well to itself. If you do it without scuffing just do light coats repeatedly.
 
#13 ·
I've looked at doing that, I don't think selling it will go well. A lot of people don't seem to care for chrome. Especially on jeeps, so that would leave me with selling it for cheap, and being a college student I don't have the money to put into all new parts.
 
#11 ·
Plastic Dip, Cheap, And reversible, if you ever decide you want to sell it, I think the chrome will be worth more. I plastic Dipped my F150 wheels and it looked great until I took it off. The only reason I took it off is because I had a change of Heart after about 6 months.
 
#14 ·
Ive tried the shadow chrome from duplicolor and it sucked. I found out that most "chrome" parts on vehicles nowadays is a cheap plastic overlay, even my old rims on my dodge ram. I used krylon fusion on my TJ headlight rings and it came out great. Depending on what you have in chrome, just treat it like plastic. Plasti-dip works great too but i have no experience with besides seeing what other people do and its reversible. See the before and after on my headlights
 

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#15 ·
You don't want a tube bumper like that anyway... Sell it and get a new black one
 
#21 ·
plasti dip is awesome

bed liner in a can is awesome to
 
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