yes, you need to really "scuff" the heck out of the chrome, very coarse sanding disk on a die grinder can work, and you'll need a few coats of high build primer to smooth it before paint

Bill


Moved over to the Passing Lane

"When we tug a single thing in nature, we find it attached to the rest of the world" ~ John Muir
"When we tug a single thing on an old truck, we find it falls off" ~ me
Some TF series details & TF heater pics