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Anyone running black derby cover on chrome?

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Old Mar 25, 2024 | 04:05 AM
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Considering black gloss derby cover on chrome case, anyone running this have any images of what it looks like? Thanks
 
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Old Mar 25, 2024 | 05:45 AM
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Take you five minutes to mock it up with electrical tape and decide.

 
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I thought about painting mine with some high temp stovepipe paint.
 
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