| Author | Message | ||
     Maxbuell |
Anybody have any luck painting, powder coat, or bed liner coating chrome. Got a pair of chrome nerf bars on my truck wish they were black. Or is it just cheaper to buy a black set ? around $150.. | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
Oh dear, you appear to have contracted HDDCS or Harley Davidson Dark Custom Syndrome, which is itself a variant of HDCAT (Conchos And Tassels). There is no known cure, however symptoms may be alleviated by shaving your head & growing a beard. My condolences to your family & friends. | ||
| Doz |
Nah, no contracting any syndrome there Grumpy.... Just so happens the crap chrome flakes off in a couple years- no sense in re-chroming. Much easier to blast it and black it out. I know this first hand | ||
| Hammer71 |
I powder coat them and it holds up well, but if you can get a new pair for 150 go that route | ||
| Ratbuell |
Black nerfs are powdercoated steel. Chrome nerfs are chromed steel. Either can flake and rust. I found polished stainless nerfs, don't expect any issues whatsoever from them. | ||
| Kenm123t |
A length of Sch 40 black iron and chrome Krylon There I fixed it for you  | ||
| Aesquire |
If you have access to a sandblaster, and don't mind a matt finish, zap them and spray them. If you have to spend a lot of cash on renting, buying, or contracting out the sand/bead blasting, ( check local shops ) then buy new ones. Just painting over chrome has never worked for me, even roughing the surface with sand paper. There probably is a super paint that will stick, but it's not going to be as cheap as Krylon. ( Might be pricier than Imron ) I haven't tried powder coat over chrome. So... no informed opinion, just a wince. | ||
| Froggy |
I'm in a similar situation, my truck came with chrome bumpers and wheels (who the hell thought that would look good?) I am going to plastidip mine once I get some practice. $8 for a can of it at Home Depot, and worst comes to worst you can peel it off if you don't like the results. Here is a truck that had the chrome bumpers plastidipped   | ||
| Kenm123t |
LOL Froggy till the EPA hit the Platers every car had chrome bumpers and trim lol Kids | ||
| Maxbuell |
Do sum of you even read the posts anymore? Or are u just wanting to make quick remarks? Seem to me as this site and sum members have changed since I first arrived. Maybe I should have started a political thread ? | ||
| Blake |
That was uncalled for. A number of positive responses have been offered to your inquiry. What are "nerf bars" and why would one want them on one's truck? | ||
| Blake |
Never mind. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerf_bar Step bars. My F250 has 'em. Very durable chrome finish. Paint would not hold up well judging by the wear and tear. $150 sounds like a very good deal. | ||
| Tq_freak |
I've spray bombed chrome before on a bunch of stuff with pretty decent results. like all paint, prep is the key. I used a die grinder with a 2inch sanding wheel in 80 grit I think to put a good ruff on the whole part and then went back with a red scotch bright wheel and smoothed out the really deep scratches and left a good "tooth" for the paint to bite. Wipe down with acetone or paint thinner Then I rattled caned it nothing has ever flaked off I have found over the year that if you bake or warm up the part, baring its metal and you can. it makes a far superior paint job. I have a small, junky toaster oven that the wife hated cause the timer stopped working. pre-heat the small parts to 250-300ish paint and then bake them off for a little after words. Makes even spray bomb paint jobs cure hard as a rock. | ||
| Sifo |
I would be sure to wear some good equipment to keep the chrome dust out of my lungs. I don't think it's good for you. | ||
| Froggy |
Don't worry about Ken, he is stuck reminiscing of his childhood in the 1800s. He isn't capable of understanding that the world changed and nobody likes chrome, tail fins, prohibition, hand crank starts, and wooden tires  | ||
| Crackhead |
I don't understand the obsession with chrome bumpers on trucks. Especially plastic bumpers with chrome | ||
| Maxbuell |
Sorry if it seemed un called for , but sending condolences to my "family and friends" struck a nerve! That seems un called for . | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
British humour (with a u) sorry if you were offended, was only funnin'. | ||
| Bads1 |
I've seen several people do the wheels froggy. They don't wash well and release the brake dust. As far as peeling it off?? Sounds a lot easier then it really is. Its not easy I also have seen the end result with the depot product | ||
| Fahren |
I prefer to Google Chrome. | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
I wouldn't bother trying to paint chrome. The reason that people chrome plate things is that it's smooth and non-stick. You'll never get paint to stick to it. Can you just get a set that's unpainted or in primer? Wouldn't that be more easy and therefore cheaper? | ||
| Torquehd |
Powdercoat or bedliner, both will serve you well for many years. Chrome does often flake off after a few years. Personally, i believe bed liner will serve you the best. |
