Chrome effect trim

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• Aug 26, 2019

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Quick question please on the chrome trims. I guess because they are not proper metal trims you can't polish the spotty look out.
Is it only replace or spray paint??
Or will some tak work!
Thanks Mark.

 

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• Aug 26, 2019

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Got mine wrapped a couple of months ago


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Got mine wrapped a couple of months ago


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Was it a nightmare removing the trims?

 

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I didn’t do it but yes the firm that did it said they was a nightmare to do but to re-trim it they are mega money from Audi


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I think if I do the refurb it will be mask off, quick key up and plastidip.

 

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Sprayed mine Matt black

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• Aug 26, 2019

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Yeah, mask key spray.
Now which paint? I have used plastidip many times and very impressed with it.

 

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Nice grill

 

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I didn't key. I etch primer

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• Aug 26, 2019

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You still have to key the panel up with a red or grey scotch brite, then etch it, let that dry give it a quick scotch with a grey pad then clean and paint on top.

 

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• Aug 27, 2019

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The trim including the roof rails are alloy so can be polished using something like Brasso

That's what i used on my roof rails and they came up lovely

 

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The trim including the roof rails are alloy so can be polished using something like Brasso

That's what i used on my roof rails and they came up lovely

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Oh right I thought they were plastic coated or something similar. So autosol might bling them up a bit?

 

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• Aug 27, 2019

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Oh right I thought they were plastic coated or something similar. So autosol might bling them up a bit?

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I've used Autosol on mine BakPak - it does help but they need a fair bit of attention (or mine are just the far-end of the ballache spectrum).