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Old Mar 22, 2009 | 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Standing Z
Is there a special way to prep and paint chrome? Everything chrome that got painted over that I've seen just ends up chipped fairly quickly.
just sand it a little
its gonna get chipped no matter what, its on the front of the car, lots of stuff hits it
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Old Mar 22, 2009 | 11:52 PM
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I'm planning on just buying the CF on as well.
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Old Mar 22, 2009 | 11:56 PM
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Is there anything cheaper than $40 for a CF front emblem?
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 04:26 PM
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little sanding then paint!!!!!!
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 05:19 PM
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if u sand and paint chrome, it'll still flake.
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 07:12 PM
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yea so after starting this thread and talking to a few ppl i said F it. i had some money chilling in my paypal so i just ordered a cf one. id prefer black, even if it was the same price a cf... but it will basicly blend in with my TB 8 anyways.
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 09:22 PM
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that looks very nice!
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by EatSleepBoost
yea so after starting this thread and talking to a few ppl i said F it. i had some money chilling in my paypal so i just ordered a cf one. id prefer black, even if it was the same price a cf... but it will basicly blend in with my TB 8 anyways.
where did you order it from??
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Old Mar 31, 2009 | 04:28 PM
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I've been debating about doing that, nice to see the pics especially since my car is the same color
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Old Apr 20, 2009 | 06:29 PM
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nice i like the blk
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Old Apr 21, 2009 | 08:30 PM
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painted mine flat black ,looks good
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Old Apr 22, 2009 | 01:16 PM
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I believe i saw one awhile ago on MachEvo.com
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Old Apr 22, 2009 | 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by c_ellisevo8
i want to do mine with black vinyl and leave a 1/8 inch of the chrome showing. so it is all blacked out except for a small section on the outside of the diamonds. anyone have any pictures of this done?

Here is mine done with black vinyl ... .very happy with it!

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