Painted chrome trim?

[ProjectCB7]

The chrome trim on the CB7's looks ok I think but for a "panda" look I think flat black would look better. Is there a way to actually remove the trim...or would you just need to mask it all off?

[cp[mike]]

im in the process of blacking mine out... when i get my car painted, im gonna have them remove it and paint it flat black. at the moment im blacking it out with electrical tape, which honestly, looks a lot better than one would think, and its cheap as dirt. they sell chrome trim blackout tape, but ive never tried it.

[ProjectCB7]

Originally posted by cpmike
im in the process of blacking mine out... when i get my car painted, im gonna have them remove it and paint it flat black. at the moment im blacking it out with electrical tape, which honestly, looks a lot better than one would think, and its cheap as dirt. they sell chrome trim blackout tape, but ive never tried it.

that is one interesting idea!

can the trim be removed though?

[uncle_el]

links for those interested:

blackout trim diy
thread with pics

patastinky's blackout trim photo album fellow cb7tuner member!

[blamethepunx]

i painted mine a while ago (masked off and sprayed, no removing) but i was dumb and jsut sprayed right on, no sanding or primer or nothing. looked awesome for a while (i used exact match granada black paint, same as body)

ima redo it this spring

[ProjectCB7]

Hey uncle of el, is that spray stuff in a bottle in the black CB7's how-to for tinting the windows or what? I'm getting stuff for this tomorrow and I want to know EXACTLY what I need. I already have an X-Acto knife...and that's all.


that is an awesome pictorial and that CB7 is so hot it's not even funny...

[cp[mike]]

u mean that can of Invisible Glass? thats glass cleaner.

ive always loved patastinky's car, i think its beautiful! he was selling it a while back, my friend was considering buying it... but it looks like he decided to keep it and work on it.

and i still recommend electrical tape, its 33cents for a roll big enough to do both sides. and whats this about that specialty chrome blackout tape peeling off and leaving the adhesive?

[uncle_el]

Originally posted by Project CB7 Hey uncle of el, is that spray stuff in a bottle in the black CB7's how-to for tinting the windows or what? I'm getting stuff for this tomorrow and I want to know EXACTLY what I need. I already have an X-Acto knife...and that's all.

that is an awesome pictorial and that CB7 is so hot it's not even funny...

i think cpmike answered the question:

Originally posted by cpmike
u mean that can of Invisible Glass? thats glass cleaner.

ive always loved patastinky's car, i think its beautiful! he was selling it a while back, my friend was considering buying it... but it looks like he decided to keep it and work on it.

and i still recommend electrical tape, its 33cents for a roll big enough to do both sides. and whats this about that specialty chrome blackout tape peeling off and leaving the adhesive?

btw the very first picture you should see in the imagestation album i linked is:



as far as the original question goes, it seems that blamethepunx has experience using spray paint on the chrome trim, but he did not remove the trim. his car can be seen here in the member's ride forum

[patastinky]

ey what's everyone.. just wanted to UPDATE u guys n' let yall know that the tape is still holding strong, NO FADE, NO WEAR nothing

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[fliplyricist1]

Originally posted by patastinky
ey what's everyone.. just wanted to UPDATE u guys n' let yall know that the tape is still holding strong, NO FADE, NO WEAR nothing

..

damn that looks hot as hell man...props on the awesome job


how long did it take you to do the whole car?

[patastinky]

Originally posted by fliplyricist1
damn that looks hot as hell man...props on the awesome job


how long did it take you to do the whole car?

20min's and that was really taking my time w/ it... Did this a while ago cant remember im sure if you check my imagestation it will tell u the date that i made that album.. but the tape held up very well w/ the winter we had and all the car washes that i put my bish though

[ProjectCB7]

well...

I bought the blackout trim stuff...and ended up using eletrical tape. Luckily I didn't buy the 10 dollar one. It looks pretty damn good IMO. The chrome makes a white car look dumb I think. Now the only chrome on my car is the interior trim, the inside handle and the chrome ring around the shifter. I'm pretty pumped. I took a few night pics just now but they're funny. So I'll probably do a day light shoot tomorrow if it's nice.

[cp[mike]]

Originally posted by ProjectCB7
...and ended up using electrical tape. It looks pretty damn good IMO.

people dont believe me, do you now? looks like it matches with the rubber around it perfectly. very nice effect on a white car.

[fliplyricist1]

hehe so safe to say the consensus is that this 'special black out automotive tape' is nothing but rebadged electrical tape? If so, I'm just gonna use some electrical tape I have in my kitchen.

[92accordDx]

im doing this probably friday with elecrical tape