Blacking out (plastic) tail light trim
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Blacking out (plastic) tail light trim
For those of you that have blacked out the plastic/chrome trim around the brake/taillight (09FLHX).....I'm going to paint this and just looking for some advice. What steps do i need to do to prep this piece to accept the paint over that "chrome" layer?
I've got all my other powdercoating back and need to finish this piece.
I posted in the paint/powdercoat section, but I'm lucky if 2 people saw it.
Thanks for any input.
I've got all my other powdercoating back and need to finish this piece.
I posted in the paint/powdercoat section, but I'm lucky if 2 people saw it.
Thanks for any input.
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Im going to do the same thing with mine. Im going to scuff it up some and hit it with primer and I have a can of HD satin black. From what I have seen some do and seems to hold up very well is do it at a warm day and use a hair dryer after you spray and between coats.
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Thats what I did as well....works just fine
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I did this to a few parts I didn't send to the pwdercoater. I used a scotchbrite pad as it seemed to scuff more evenly than sandpaper. Make sure you lose ALL the shiny chrome. Clean it really well to remove any residue left, I use isopropyl alcohol. Then a nice coat of good primer. Etching primer works best. For paint, I used an HVLP gun with Sikkens auto paint but any higher quality spray cans will do also. Just don't get the $1.99 cans, it makes a difference. Do as many coats as you feel needed to coat but be sure it's good and dry between. One thing to be sure of also is to keep it in a dust-free environment while drying. You'd be surprised how much dust in the air will land on what you THOUGHT was a nice paint job. Good luck
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