Painting over chrome
Lead Driver
Joined: Aug 2006
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From: Brentwood, TN
Where have you been Jim?
Painting over chrome is a PITA, as I am sure you already know. I have seen some instructional videos on the topic on YouTube (Gunman I believe)...I know that it requires a lot of sanding to give the chrome enough tooth to hold the paint but I do not have any recommendations off hand for a specific primer to use. Golf club manufacturers paint fill in the numbers on the clubs and it seems to stick but whenever I have tried it the paint flakes off. Let us know when you get it figured out. Good hearing from you...
Painting over chrome is a PITA, as I am sure you already know. I have seen some instructional videos on the topic on YouTube (Gunman I believe)...I know that it requires a lot of sanding to give the chrome enough tooth to hold the paint but I do not have any recommendations off hand for a specific primer to use. Golf club manufacturers paint fill in the numbers on the clubs and it seems to stick but whenever I have tried it the paint flakes off. Let us know when you get it figured out. Good hearing from you...
Cargo Master
Joined: Mar 2001
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From: Elk River, MN
I helped the Mustang Racing Technology team prep a car for SEMA one time and we sanded the chrome with real fine grit until it was rough enough for paint to adhere to. Don't know what the long term effect was or if it was a lasting effect or just long enough to make it through a couple of shows. I recommend practicing on some other chrome until you find a method that works best for your type paint.
Fleet Owner
Joined: Dec 2000
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From: Central PA
When my standard cab 55 was getting painted I painted my division bars. I bought new fuzzy glass runs but didn't buy enough for both division bars. So I bought a division bar from carpenter, and all they reproduce today are stainless bars. Now this of course is stainless, but I sanded the stainless, painted it with self etching primer, then painted it gloss black. It is still holding except where I scratched it putting it in .
Cargo Master
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From: Lititz PA
When my standard cab 55 was getting painted I painted my division bars. I bought new fuzzy glass runs but didn't buy enough for both division bars. So I bought a division bar from carpenter, and all they reproduce today are stainless bars. Now this of course is stainless, but I sanded the stainless, painted it with self etching primer, then painted it gloss black. It is still holding except where I scratched it putting it in .
Mountain Pass
Joined: Sep 2017
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From: Solvang CA
As with almost all Metals:
Sand best you can with a fine grit.
Choose from one of three primer choices:
1) SEM Adhesion Promoter (Likely the best??) - in place of primer
2) Zinc Phosphate, liquid dip
3) Zinc Phosphate spray (more of an epoxy traveling as zinc phosphate)
4) Self-Adhesive Primer (mixed results for some folks)
Zinc Phosphate spray can be obtained on-line or boating place (they love the stuff)
Self-Adhesive spay likely easiest to find, like ACE
SEM Adhesion Promoter - you will need to go to a specialty Automotive paint store
Sand best you can with a fine grit.
Choose from one of three primer choices:
1) SEM Adhesion Promoter (Likely the best??) - in place of primer
2) Zinc Phosphate, liquid dip
3) Zinc Phosphate spray (more of an epoxy traveling as zinc phosphate)
4) Self-Adhesive Primer (mixed results for some folks)
Zinc Phosphate spray can be obtained on-line or boating place (they love the stuff)
Self-Adhesive spay likely easiest to find, like ACE
SEM Adhesion Promoter - you will need to go to a specialty Automotive paint store
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Laughing Gas
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From: australia
Best thing to do is take it to a chrome plater if you can find one , and have the chrome chemically stripped from it .
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Fleet Mechanic
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From: S.W. Florida
Hello Chuck. Hope you are well. All is well here. I seldom visit this page any more for some reason, having pretty much "completed" my 55, at least all that I am going to do. I assume posting pics here is still a bit of a hassle. Have gotten into old JEEPS. I have 2.
Lead Driver
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From: Brentwood, TN
Cool, glad to hear that you are still keeping busy. We may be neighbors soon...a friend is moving to Myrtle Beach and the wife and I are seriously considering moving there as well. California is getting just about uninhabitable these days...latest "good idea" out of Sacramento makes it illegal to work on your vehicle in your home garage, also illegal to have equipment to repair vehicles such as welders, air compressors, etc. The "land of fruits and nuts" used to be just a cute saying but now it's getting way beyond that.
Fleet Owner
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From: Central PA
Wow, just wow! I don't want to get political but wow. And catering to the homeless, drug addicts in the streets....
Watch your step or you'll step on human feci or get a needle in your foot.
Watch your step or you'll step on human feci or get a needle in your foot.
Laughing Gas
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From: Cape Coral FL
Cool, glad to hear that you are still keeping busy. We may be neighbors soon...a friend is moving to Myrtle Beach and the wife and I are seriously considering moving there as well. California is getting just about uninhabitable these days...latest "good idea" out of Sacramento makes it illegal to work on your vehicle in your home garage, also illegal to have equipment to repair vehicles such as welders, air compressors, etc. The "land of fruits and nuts" used to be just a cute saying but now it's getting way beyond that.
Laughing Gas
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From: Cape Coral FL
Would like to see those Jeeps. I have been searching for a *****'s wagon for a while now.
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