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Posted by Oren on September 29, 2007, 3:56 pm
wrote:
>> Anyone ever done this? We have chrome ones that we keep clean but
>> are
>> aging and would like black ones now and before paying upwards of $40
>> for a new set of four, was wondering if there is any harm or danger
>> to
>> painting them black with high gloss metallic paint or something.
>
>Get the old surface completely free of grease and oil with a lye wash
>or similar and then give the surface some tooth with wet or dry
>sandpaper, Use barbecue black or engine black. If available the satin
>finish seems to hold up the best. Warm the surface to about 200 in
>the oven before painting and then put them back in the oven to cure
>and it should last a good time. You might hav to refinish them sooner
>than the porcelain ones but paint is cheap. Holds up well on
>motorcycle parts too, never
>liked chrome.
So you've painted chrome, with success?
--
Oren
"equal opportunity, not equal results"
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