how to remove the chrome side strips?

[jon22]

hey i was wondering whats the easiest way to remove the chrome strips along the side, i absoluately hate chrome so imma respray them black. whats the easiest way? dental floss and hair dryer or is it just clip on type. i havent really looked at it yet but has anyone done this before?

[black8thgen]

dont remove them, just respray it lol. im respsraying as well soon. if u remoev em, it'll leave like a gap along the car and it looks shit.

[Noodulz]

You could try using masking tape and newspapers on the doors and any areas you don't want paint on. Carefully tape over any gaps in between the plastic and the chrome so that when you spray, paint won't leak into the gaps. That would probably be the easiest way as you won't need to remove anything. I haven't done something like this to my car before but it's how I would do it. Hope this helps.

[jon22]

haha serious? so just spray straight over the chrome? wat about paint strippin it and wat not? wont it peel if i spray straight over? and wat paint should be used? just a can of black touch up?

[Noodulz]

Yeah that's true. You will probably have to sand the chrome part, prime it and then spray it. I'm just not sure if that part is actual metal or plastic that's been painted chrome. If it is plastic then you should be able to strip it off, prime and then paint.

[jon22]

hrmm.. i think i mite just spray over the chrome, it should work. thanks for the input.

[Stig]

or do what i did, get wheels that matches the chrome so it blends in :)

[jon22]

ahha nahh i hate chrome :P

[black8thgen]

nah dont need to sand it down. just clean it well, prime it, then spray it black.

[kawai]

XD haha i agree best to clean, mask, prime, spray :D but you will always notice some color difference.

[jon22]

wat sort of paint shud i be using?

[black8thgen]

get it done professionally lol.

[jon22]

haha as if DIY ftw.

[nxn75u]

Or you can get black window tint and paste it over the chrome... thats what they do in Indonesia to get the black chrome look on CRVs. IF you want all black then use darkest tint possible? also its reversible.. might come in handy when youre trying to sell the car?

[nny911]

u need to strip the chrome paint off or else the paint you spray on it will just chip off easily.

[black8thgen]

Me and tim were just going to prime it with one coat and then two coats of paint lol. I'm just gna get my friend to do it I think. Cbf doing it myself lolol

[nny911]

Me and tim were just going to prime it with one coat and then two coats of paint lol. I'm just gna get my friend to do it I think. Cbf doing it myself lolol

yeah ? and look what happened to his front lip. chips off so easily. and look what happened to our brakes. its chipping off too.
i say get it done once and properly so it wont be an issue for u later

[curtis265]

it's so subtle anyway, took me a whlie to figure out what crome u were talking about.

nobody would notice that (or am i jst blurrrr)

[jon22]

lol dont like the idea of paint stripping them if they are still on the car, even if i tape around it haha. wats the easiest way to pull them off and put em back on.

[fsjk85]

hair dryer and dental floss to get em off
double sided tape to get them back on

[jpestrada115]

would suggest just using black vinyl sticker to cover it. as the strip is very thin/narrow, the colour difference wouldn't be noticeable. and the adhesive on the vinyl is not that sticky so it would be easy to peel it off later. shouldn't cost you any more than $10. :D