Black out thought

[Bigge91]

So most of you know, that i love the black out look , and i was trying to find some way to paint the plastic chrome on the doors and even the ones on the rocker panels or the lower part of car, so i came up with this thought, dupli color sells a shadow paint that paints chrome to a black chrome, what you guys think?
http://www.tcpglobal.com/spraypaintdepot/DC-shadow.aspx
or rustoleum makes a black out paint?
http://www.google.com/products/catalog? ... GcQ8wIwAQ#
I dont have the extra money to send my stuff off to have it done at a shop so this is where i was leaning, what you guys think?
Ethan

 

[kornball426]

I'd paint a sample and see how it really looks just on a scrap piece of trim from the junkyard or something. Then if it looks well enough, I'd paint an inconspicuous spot that you won't really notice if it looks bad on your car and drive it around for a while and see if it holds up and still looks good.

Then I'd go all out... Something tells me that it won't hold up very well and I bet it's nearly impossible to touch up. I could be wrong though I've never tried that specific stuff, but it seems like a lot of "specialty" finishes that come in rattle cans don't really work as good as they say on the package. Now good old original Rustoleum that stuff is as tried and true as duct tape.

 

[Bigge91]

see i have worried about that too, the way it would hold up and how it would look, didnt no if anyone has maybe tried it...

 

[-83MONTESS-]

Mr brother had some luck with the Duplicolor but it was small trim pieces. I would NEVER use anything from Rustoleum.

 

[Bigge91]

Mr brother had some luck with the Duplicolor but it was small trim pieces. I would NEVER use anything from Rustoleum.

just found this, they actually used it on horsepower tv...sold im going to get some, ill post pics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgPww0qRxuo&NR=1

 

[FE3X CLONE]

Or you could just remove the trim...

 

[Bigge91]

Or you could just remove the trim...

can you offer any help with getting the trim thats on there now off? I m talking like the door pieces and the one in the engine bay and the one around the rear window

 

[kuruption109]

i used this on my malibu bumpers

http://www.jegs.com/p/Duplicolor/Duplic ... 8/10002/-1

 

[jrm81bu]

I used the Duplicolor Shadow kit on my bumpers. Didn't look good. It looked more of a green against the satin black the car was.

 

[Bigge91]

I used the Duplicolor Shadow kit on my bumpers. Didn't look good. It looked more of a green against the satin black the car was.

wow i wonder why, everything ive seen on it has seemed to be good...thats odd