Just wondering if you completed this mod? How did it go? What materials did you use? I'd like to do some work like this, but I'd rather use a paint or vinyl instead of Plastidip (thought I may try that on my emblems).

 

Alright, so I dipped my grille today.

The top was very easy...remove the screws, pinch the tabs, easy out.

The bottom was not so easy. I tried pulling on just the chrome part after releasing the tab on either side, but it was pulling the grille with it. So I popped the 4 rivets on the grille (easy) and removed the entire grille (easy). I thought I could just tape off the grille part and spray the chrome....bad idea. Don't do this. After two coats and an hour, removing the tape removed about half of the paint on the grille. So, I had to remove the chrome part afterall. With a little bit of patience, a flathead screwdriver, and 10 minutes, I had it free and it was so much easier to paint.

 

Looking good! I lost my patiences with plasti dip when I did attempted it.

 

Just finished spraying my trim. I still have to do the mirrors, handles, and emblems. I wish I could put them on now!!

 

Done and on.

 

i know this is an old thread but I was thinking of doin the blackout with the black chrome dupli color paint. Has anyone used that yet I didnt bother going through whole thread.

 

Painting the chrome would take some serious prep, sanding, etching primer, etc. Adhesion would always be an issue IMO

Plasti Dip requires degreasing the piece and it STICKS. Easy to take off and chips would be easy to fix.

 

The kit is called Shadow its by Dupli- color. Its designed to paint over chrome to give it the Black chrome look with minimal prep. No sanding I plan on doing it this weekend will post pics.

 

Thanks for this thread! I just recently did it a couple days ago, and i enjoyed it so much, that i decided to also do my hoodscoop, side emblem, and i even made some eyelids on my Headlights. Love the results. thanks for the tips!

Here are some pictures:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67680109@N03/7659916932/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67680109@N03/7659916498/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67680109@N03/7659915830/

 

those that have done this can they report back on durability? how is it after 1 year in the sun, and being blasted by the sand on the road. also how is when washing/drying the car? does it leave black smudges? is it chipping/fading?

 

Just did my grille, HL & TL rings, and side markers today! Looks great! Thanks to all who posted in this thread. Very helpful.

 

I'm glad to see so many owners putting this simple affordable style mod to good use.

For any one who's on the fence, I've touched up maybe once every two summers depending how bad the winter was.

It chips, but so does your car paint. So it requires infrequent touch ups that you can't necessarily with your exterior paint.

I can honestly say plastidip is a durable product for the exterior that requires little maintenance and can be removed at your convenience. The only hassle is removing your chrome accents with finesse.

It does not smudge, and washing is a breeze. Keep in mind it's meant for tool grip so if you try to clean with an abrasive, it'll cause friction.

I'll post pics soon of my 2 year old plastidip touch up.

 

After 3+ years, I've taken off my plastiDip headlight trim. It was looking rather beat up. It held up great over the years but the rock chips and salt and lack of upkeep did them in.
Taking it off was a breeze. If you have a spot where it's lifting, you can use a hose to get alot of it off. For the thinner hard to get off areas I used goo off or goo gone. Soak a rag, wipe the plastidip and off it comes. The chrome finish was left unharmed. Although, I did not leave the goo off sit or soak. The chrome looks great, like it was brand new but I will probably spray them again when I have time. If you're on the fence, try it. Just make sure you put lots of coats on so it's nice and thick (if you spray it under the sun, it drys very fast). If it's thick, you can peel it right off and won't need goo off. It is a very good product.
Note, I wouldn't use it on the gas cap. If you live in a state where they pump your gas, they'll get gas on it and it leaves a mark. I would probably do this over in the body color and not dipped.

 

plasti dip headlight and tail light surrounds

http://www.flickr.com/photos/absoluteczech/7865350698/http://www.flickr.com/photos/absoluteczech/7865350698/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/absoluteczech/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/absoluteczech/7865352738/http://www.flickr.com/photos/absoluteczech/7865352738/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/absoluteczech/, on Flickr

 

How did you get the S red on the scuttles? Did you mask them?

 

Just did all the chrome on my R58....anyone have issues with washing the car with the plasti dipped pieces?

 

No problem at all.

 

Very cool! Looks like I'm washing a car today

 

yea no issues. i wouldnt scrub the plastidip very hard, but its held up pretty well so far.

 

No, I sprayed the whole thing and traced the "S" with a blade and pulled it off. I did the same thing with my emblems.

 

Nice job on the emblem I've been back and forth between painting and removing my emblems, but i think I'll try spraying them first

 

Josh, how did you do the belt line with the PlastiDip?
Looks good by the way!

 

Use a razor blade and cut around the edge and peels right off

 

Figured I'd show off mine a little as well. I had my first experience with plasti dipping this morning. Needless to say, I love this stuff.







I don't want to go overboard with this stuff, but I'd like to do the chrome strip on the trunk lid, as well as the chrome strip in the lower grill.

 

Wrapped in vinyl. I got tired or reapplying pastidip after rock chips.