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people put black foil on cars. Is there a chrome foil too? how do you cut it into size? who sells there, or what is it called?
Plumbing and heating contractors use a high shine thin metal tape for duct work. Sticks and looks better than ordinary duct tape. Any home that has a hot air system - this thin metal tape is used to cover any seams in the duct work.
Brutal location for anything that relies on "sticky" to keep it on place. I would think the fail factor would be quite high.
I know nothing about "chroming", but if this is really important to you, how about having the grill chromed by a professional? Product will likely be good, and you won't risk junking up a new car with a failed sticky tape chrome-like product.
Brutal location for anything that relies on "sticky" to keep it on place. I would think the fail factor would be quite high.
I know nothing about "chroming", but if this is really important to you, how about having the grill chromed by a professional? Product will likely be good, and you won't risk junking up a new car with a failed sticky tape chrome-like product.
the original grille is plastic. It cannot be chrome plated, only painted. The issue is it comes as one piece of flat rim and the mesh grille, I wanted the grille part to remain black.
Maybe I can get or make some chrome plated/painted parts that can be screwed or tied to the grille.
the original grille is plastic. It cannot be chrome plated, only painted. The issue is it comes as one piece of flat rim and the mesh grille, I wanted the grille part to remain black.
Maybe I can get or make some chrome plated/painted parts that can be screwed or tied to the grille.
The problem is still to get the result to look smooth and integrated and original, instead of some Home Depot aluminum riveted on or whatever.
I suggest the easiest way to get there is to remove the grille, scrub it thoroughly to remove all dirt and grime and residue, then mask off the mesh area and any part "behind" the bezel you want silver, and use Krylon primer for plastics followed by a chrome-silver paint. With some care, that will give a factory-like finish from a few feet away if not a perfect "chrome trim" look when inspected closely. A few coats of good gloss clearcoat would seal the fragile chrome paint and give it some longevity.
This will NOT tolerate gritty road conditions or hard scrubbing, though. It may look like complete crap in a matter of months from wear and tear. But I can't think of any way to get an OEM-durable chrome surface on plastic without a fitted, metal-based trim piece, which can't be just fudged up from bits and pieces and chrome tape.
Well, the process is "Vacuum Metallizing". The exercise of looking it up, understanding it, and finding someone who will do it, is left for the student.
sounds like there are lots of turns where this can go wrong.
All I want is some elegant chrome detail on the front of the car.
So far:
a) home made tape or painted...
b) get a bullitt (not billet) grille that has chrome rim, get the whole grille replaced, buy a chrome pony and attach it to it. ~ $600.
c) billet grille insert, from Trex for $500, or from APS/ebay for $75.
d) OEM "pony package" grille, but I could not find out the part number of where to order it. Probably $500...$1000.
e) 3d printed pony package style plastic insert painted chrome and attach to existing grille.
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