Painting over chrome (answer/s inside)

[ugpbmx]

i hope you mean rough steel wool like the kind you clean dishes with

because fine steel wool all your doing is cleaning the chrome

yea rough steel wool lol

[mhuck123]

Got those chrome pieces primered yesterday and hoping to paint them and the rest of the car tomorrow. Here's a few photos to illustrate what I was talking about.

Here's the primer I used.

Can't really tell but this has been prepped with 220 grit sandpaper, degreased, tacked and ready to go

Same here

It was over 100 when I was spraying and I didn't get my mix quite right so I have a bit of orange peel nothing a little sanding can't fix!

And the grill

Hope that helps a little if it's not already too late!!!!

[1992Chevy K1500]

Naw, it's not to late. I haven't been able to get the grille out from it's hiding place thanks to a new project of mine. I might do it this weekend, assuming I have the money. Thanks for the advice, BTW.

[qu1cks1lver56]

id cut the chrome down with 80 grit, then go back over with some 220, degrease it, then prime it.

[thehoe92]

good thing you called out the orange peel because thats the first thing I noticed.

and sandblasting from what I hear pits chrome so thats a no go prep it first by sanding it down and then taking it to a powdercoating shop its less money for them to just powdercoat then it is for them to prep then powdercoat.

just know once you take it off it won't go back on theres no turning back

[rollin]

once you through down some epoxy primer, you can the apply some high build primer and sand out any imperfections by hand.

[1992Chevy K1500]

good thing you called out the orange peel because thats the first thing I noticed.

and sandblasting from what I hear pits chrome so thats a no go prep it first by sanding it down and then taking it to a powdercoating shop its less money for them to just powdercoat then it is for them to prep then powdercoat.

just know once you take it off it won't go back on theres no turning back

The chrome or the grille? Jk. I know.

[1992Chevy K1500]

Just found something that might work:

Use brake clener and spray the chrome down and wipe it off. Use a can of compressed air (computer duster will work just fine) and blow out all the nooks and crannys. Wipe it down with a dry cloth. Then use an ammonia based window cleaner and clean it up. Wipe it down and use a can of compressed air. Wipe it with a clean, dry cloth. Tape off any areas that you don't want painted (even non chrome areas). Use a Scotch Brite red scuff pad and scuff it up. Then use clean it again. Wipe it down and make sure you dry out every nook and cranny with a can of compressed air. Then use some adhesion promoter. Spray it very lightly with a spray gun. Let it dry for about 10 minutes. Then use sealer. One good coat should be enough. Let it dry for about 20 minutes. Then lay down one layer of medium wet base coat. After a few minutes (about 20) lay down one coat of clear and give it about 20 minutes and lay down one more layer of clear. Let it properly dry for 2 or 3 days. Bam, your done!.

If you substitute the red scuff pad for sandpaper, use no less than 120 grit.

EDIT: I found this by watching Musclecar on Spike TV.

[andym85]

i am watching musclecar on spike right now...and the topic is painting over chrome...lol...he is painting some foose wheels..

so yes it can be done...let me see if i can find a link or something..

[1992Chevy K1500]

Yeah, that's why I posted (forgot to mention that I got the idea from Musclecar on Spike). It looked pretty good, didn't it?