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| | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 408 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 408 | I have some headlamp bezels and stainless grille strips on my 77 chevy truck I want to paint black. Will the paint stick if I sand it or will it peel off the chrome and stainless later.
Thanks Paul | | | | | Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,232 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,232 | I painted the chrome plated interior window garnish in my '54. So far, it is holding up well. Disclaimer - I baby the pieces / no harsh treatment.
The garnish was originally painted steel. Previous owner chrome plated them. The chrome was pealing, so I pealed off all that I could. Then sanded with 320g to give some tooth to the primer (I believe that I used 320). Primed with epoxy primer. Sprayed rattle-can sandable primer over the epoxy and wet sanded smooth. Top coated with 2K urathane. No clear coat.
- Lonnie My '54 3104Photos that I have shared on Stovebolt via PhotoBucket are no longer available. Please contact me if you want a photo from an old post. lonniecook [at] aol [dot] com. I sold my '54 3104 12/12/2017, but I still visit Stovebolt. OLD STUFF ... houses, furniture, cars, wine ... I love it all | | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 408 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 408 | sounds good so far!! anyone else | | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 408 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 408 | How about painting a chrome bumper, I want it flat black | | | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,901 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,901 | again from the dungeons of the interwebs we find painting over chrome If I were to follow what others have taught then I'd go with answer #3 by Kim B. But I am only recently a convert to the Newly Reformed Fundamentally Evangelical Synagogue of the Epoxy Masters (sub sect SPI) where by I am allowed to paint on any given day that has the ending "day" at the end of the day... and with the assurance from the elders that "Our Way" is the only true path to eternal paint adhesion, Can I get an AAAaa MEN? Now please excuse me I have a wholly (Tyvek)cloth jump suit to adorn and a gas mask to don as my two fat fenders beckon from yon platform of pick up bed. I go now to sssssss.....pray 
Give me ambiguity
or give me something else
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 408 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 408 | I LOVE U MAN  Thanks | | | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,901 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,901 | I LOVE U MAN Thanks watch it buddy we're not that kind of synagogue...
Give me ambiguity
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 408 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 408 | Soon as the truck is done I will go STRAIGHT as I am!! to a Synagogue and give many thanks | | | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,901 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,901 | Don't care about you dude, as long as the truck is straight...
Give me ambiguity
or give me something else
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 408 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 408 | JUST JOKING:) thanks for the tip, going to get sandpaper and flat black paint this morning. I will do the light bezels first if I screw them up only 15.00 for replacements.
Paul | | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | JUST JOKING:) thanks for the tip, going to get sandpaper and flat black paint this morning. I will do the light bezels first if I screw them up only 15.00 for replacements.
Paul I would buy the re-pops and paint THEM, and keep the originals. IMO. I'm not sure about the quality of parts available for '77 trucks but if the aftermarket parts for ADs is anything to go by......
1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr. I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.
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