Black Chrome center caps
03-07-2007 | 05:23 PM
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Black Chrome center caps
After reading another post I decided to paint the center caps to change from chrome to black chrome. Found Duplicolor makes a paint to simulate an anodized look called Metalcast. They have it in smoke color now. Following Duplicolors video from the website I first made sure that hte surface was cleaned and prepped. Next sprayed a couple of light coats of adhesion promoter. Once that was tacky I sprayed several coats of the smoke Metalcast until I got the color I wanted. Then about five or six coats of clear coat. It took a few hours to do. Three of them had to be wet sanded, and polished with rubbing compound. I think they turned out better than trying to use the Nightshades tint paint. Has more of the smokey tint that I have seen with black chrome. Let me know what you all think. I'm thinking of doing all the badges the same way, possibly the grill also. Frontier Truck Gear's replacement bumpers will replace the front and rear someday.
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but now you need to do the front bumper
03-18-2007 | 05:30 PM
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That might be in the near future until I get the replacement bumpers. Will have to get one of those new black stainless exhaust tips, too. The bumpers will take a while. Have to wait for a day with very little or no wind.