SubieDaddy80 Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Hey everyone, got a paint question here. I want to paint the rear chrome bumper on my Dakota black. I dont want to have paint start flaking off after a month or two. What is the best way to prep the chrome to paint over? What would the best paint be to use for this? I will be doing it with rattle can of course. Thanks for any info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyman03 Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Chrome is just a film-ish chemical reaction that goes over the bumper. they dip it in multiple chemicals basically, until it shines. so iirc, you could sand it down a little or completely off so you have a good base to paint on. -Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSubaruJunkie Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 yup, sand, primer, paint. Sand real good to get the surface to accept the primer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoobywagon Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 As has been said... Scuff the chrome with sandpaper, use a good self-etching primer, paint. No problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 What everyone else said. Now if it was real chrome would be more effort, and we would have to hurt you Real chrome is almost impossible to get anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubieDaddy80 Posted August 23, 2010 Author Share Posted August 23, 2010 No Nipper, its just chrome plated. Sounds great guys! Thanks for the info and now I'm off to start my project! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitch de la Brat Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 Hey everyone, got a paint question here. I want to paint the rear chrome bumper on my Dakota black. I dont want to have paint start flaking off after a month or two. What is the best way to prep the chrome to paint over? What would the best paint be to use for this? I will be doing it with rattle can of course. Thanks for any info! Now what year is this Dakota? If its anything newer it may just be a shiny coating over some plastic. If that's the case, you'll have to adjust your paint type. Twitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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