ugpbmx Posted September 14, 2009 Report Share Posted September 14, 2009 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 MY TRUCK BUILD - 1976 F-100 Ranger. Fully built 482 big block, 4 DC lvl4 15's in a blowthrough, plenty of custom fabrication. MY HATCH BUILD - 1993 Honda Civic DX Hatchback . Clean daily driver, dropped, subtle customization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhuck123 Posted September 24, 2009 Report Share Posted September 24, 2009 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!!!! Starting From Scratch!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1992Chevy K1500 Posted September 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 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. My comp setup (Not bad for what it is): HP Compaq Presario V6120US laptop with: 15.4" widescreen AMD Turion 64 X2 1.6GHz processor 2x1GB stick DDR2 SDRAM (667 Mhz) Seagate Momentus 500GB SATA HDD 128MB shared video memory Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit 12 cell Lithium Ion battery (actual battery usage time: 6 hours) What it does: On a USB 2.0 Wireless card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qu1cks1lver56 Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 id cut the chrome down with 80 grit, then go back over with some 220, degrease it, then prime it. First Gen Xterra: Always changing DNX 690HD RF 360.3RF T3002RF T4004RF T10001bdSilver Flute 6.5"s Tang Band 1" TweetersSundown X18 in 7cubes net tuned to 32hz Trust me .25 Blows your Load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehoe92 Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 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 Wouldnt be thehoe92 without teh purple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollin Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 once you through down some epoxy primer, you can the apply some high build primer and sand out any imperfections by hand. The only way to get smarter is by playing a smarter opponent.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1992Chevy K1500 Posted September 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 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. My comp setup (Not bad for what it is): HP Compaq Presario V6120US laptop with: 15.4" widescreen AMD Turion 64 X2 1.6GHz processor 2x1GB stick DDR2 SDRAM (667 Mhz) Seagate Momentus 500GB SATA HDD 128MB shared video memory Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit 12 cell Lithium Ion battery (actual battery usage time: 6 hours) What it does: On a USB 2.0 Wireless card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1992Chevy K1500 Posted September 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 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. My comp setup (Not bad for what it is): HP Compaq Presario V6120US laptop with: 15.4" widescreen AMD Turion 64 X2 1.6GHz processor 2x1GB stick DDR2 SDRAM (667 Mhz) Seagate Momentus 500GB SATA HDD 128MB shared video memory Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit 12 cell Lithium Ion battery (actual battery usage time: 6 hours) What it does: On a USB 2.0 Wireless card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym85 Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 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.. i likes me some audio stuff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1992Chevy K1500 Posted September 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 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? My comp setup (Not bad for what it is): HP Compaq Presario V6120US laptop with: 15.4" widescreen AMD Turion 64 X2 1.6GHz processor 2x1GB stick DDR2 SDRAM (667 Mhz) Seagate Momentus 500GB SATA HDD 128MB shared video memory Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit 12 cell Lithium Ion battery (actual battery usage time: 6 hours) What it does: On a USB 2.0 Wireless card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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