H3 no chrome...
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H3 no chrome...
I was bored today so I decided to get rid of my chrome. I couldn't afford the really tough professional lining so I used spray on bedliner - it came out pretty good. I did my skid plate and my gas cover as well..
No guard...
All finish!
No guard...
All finish!
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RE: H3 no chrome...
Looks awesome inked. Nice work. [sm=smiley32.gif]
Educate me...what did you do to prep the chrome? Where can one buy spray-on bedliner and is one brand better than another?
I'd like to do that to a fuel door too but I wasn't sure it would adhere.
H34me
Educate me...what did you do to prep the chrome? Where can one buy spray-on bedliner and is one brand better than another?
I'd like to do that to a fuel door too but I wasn't sure it would adhere.
H34me
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RE: H3 no chrome...
i painted my chrome fuel door but it was a tough process. I sand blasted it...took a while since chrome is very hard. then i painted it black with a "hammered" finish. I think it came out nice. Matches the black plastic.
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Thanks dooks. Sounds great. Matching the plastic would be something I'd like for sure.
I'm not equipped for stripping the chrome so I guess I'll just have to find a black one that I like. I'm leaving Texas soon for California and I don't want to give any tree hugging Hummer hater a chance to mess with my fuel.
H34me
I'm not equipped for stripping the chrome so I guess I'll just have to find a black one that I like. I'm leaving Texas soon for California and I don't want to give any tree hugging Hummer hater a chance to mess with my fuel.
H34me
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Thanks dooks. Sounds great. Matching the plastic would be something I'd like for sure.
I'm not equipped for stripping the chrome so I guess I'll just have to find a black one that I like. I'm leaving Texas soon for California and I don't want to give any tree hugging Hummer hater a chance to mess with my fuel.
H34me
Thanks dooks. Sounds great. Matching the plastic would be something I'd like for sure.
I'm not equipped for stripping the chrome so I guess I'll just have to find a black one that I like. I'm leaving Texas soon for California and I don't want to give any tree hugging Hummer hater a chance to mess with my fuel.
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RE: H3 no chrome...
I love the grille! I have a used chrome one coming in this week and plan to do the same to it.
What brand did you use? how did you prep the plastic / remove the chrome? my thought is scuff it with 250 grit sandpaper, prime it, do a wet/final sand, then hit it with the bedliner. Any advice would be much appreciated!
What brand did you use? how did you prep the plastic / remove the chrome? my thought is scuff it with 250 grit sandpaper, prime it, do a wet/final sand, then hit it with the bedliner. Any advice would be much appreciated!
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Yeah all I did was use my electric sander and sanded the heck out of it - it was 180 I used. However with all the wheeling I do I will eventuallytake it in to get it professionally done but for now it works 
As for the brand of bedliner, I got it from NAPA, I believe it's the only brand they carry.
As for the brand of bedliner, I got it from NAPA, I believe it's the only brand they carry.