August 21, 201015 yr 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!
August 21, 201015 yr 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
August 22, 201015 yr yup, sand, primer, paint. Sand real good to get the surface to accept the primer.
August 23, 201015 yr As has been said... Scuff the chrome with sandpaper, use a good self-etching primer, paint. No problem.
August 23, 201015 yr 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.
August 23, 201015 yr Author No Nipper, its just chrome plated. Sounds great guys! Thanks for the info and now I'm off to start my project!
August 28, 201015 yr 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
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