After a few years of watching my chrome accent on my body side moldings go skunky, I decided to try a repair to cover it up using 3M professional trim tape I had left over from the custom enclosed race trailer I built for our quads. Below is a few pics I took along the way. It may not be very explicit but you can get my drift on what I'm doing.....enjoy. :D
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Finished project.
Very cool, thanks for sharing.
Perhaps they have chrome trim tape?
Several years ago someone was selling OEM style bumper trim. Not real cheap, I think somewhere around $60-$70. I bought one piece and it worked very nice but haven't seen it advertised since? :confused:
Maybe they were just cleaning out stock but it sure wasn't give away prices.
I'd like to run some chrome tape around mine but I keep thinking it will look like ass if it's not perfectly smooth. Colored tape hides and flaws better.
Looks great. Much better than pitted chrome trim :).
Did you clean the surface first? Scotch-Brite pad? Degreaser? Rubbing alcohol? Run a tack cloth?
Those things will determine whether the new tape sticks for a long period of time. I trust 3M products implicitly, but you still need to have a clean surface first.
That being said, it looks very nice, you did a great job. :)
As was said above, I hope that you did your prep work correctly before installing the tape, or it won't stick for anywhere near as long as it should.
Looks great though!
I used lacquer thinners VERY VERY carefully after 120 grit emery cloth......so far so good.
Thanks for the compliments.