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Blackout tape vs. plastidip over chrome trim

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Old 07-12-2013, 02:09 AM
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I vinyl mines. Lasted over 3 yrs now. I only had to replace the rear piece of the window, but that was because i didnt tuck it in correctly.
what mind of vinyl did you use because the ones I know tend to shrink in the sun
 
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Old 07-12-2013, 02:12 PM
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Just made an appointment to have vinyl installed over the chrome. What do you all think, flat or gloss black vinyl for the chrome and door handles? Black on black sedan.
 
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I vinyl wrapped my handles and trim about 3 years ago and it is holding up great... looks like new even after several northern winters. Just use the thinnest black vinyl you can find (I used 3M) and take your time with a hair dryer and a razor. I also made construction paper templates before cutting the vinyl. A pic, sorry I don't have close ups:

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Old 07-16-2013, 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by RADIOGUY21
Just made an appointment to have vinyl installed over the chrome. What do you all think, flat or gloss black vinyl for the chrome and door handles? Black on black sedan.
Gloss black no question, look at the pic I posted. I later painted my headlight bezels and grill gloss black to match everything up.
 
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Old 07-21-2013, 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by acr
I vinyl wrapped my handles and trim about 3 years ago and it is holding up great... looks like new even after several northern winters. Just use the thinnest black vinyl you can find (I used 3M) and take your time with a hair dryer and a razor. I also made construction paper templates before cutting the vinyl. A pic, sorry I don't have close ups:

Damn acr, that looks good. Makes the car look complete.
 
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Old 07-21-2013, 05:43 PM
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Profesionally painted trim is the way to go. My handles are wrapped gloss black
 
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Old 07-22-2013, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by BlkSedan4me
Profesionally painted trim is the way to go. My handles are wrapped gloss black
Looks good man, what did that run? When I was looking to black out my chrome trim, I got some quotes in the $400 range so I just decided to take an afternoon and wrap everything myself.
 
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Old 07-23-2013, 01:54 PM
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^thanks. It was around $120
 
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has anyone done this yet with a G that isnt black !? would love too see some pics if you have let me know !
 
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Me too, would love to see the pic
 
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i vinyl wrapped my door handles and grill and it looks amazing and it only cost 30$ for the handles and i believe 80$ for the grill
 
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Originally Posted by ARivero_G35
has anyone done this yet with a G that isnt black !? would love too see some pics if you have let me know !
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I used 3m scotchcal vinyl, it was cheap for a nice size roll of vinyl. I bought it here:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/320832993770...84.m1423.l2649
 
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Thumbs up Plast dip

I plasti dipped my rims,grill,emblems, and black around my side view mirrors and its working great key is to do 5 coats wait 15 min in between coats and stay between 4-6 in away and stay smooth on the spray strokes. I will post pics of my car soon as i find out how to post pics on here i am new to this forum,,
 
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I should probably update this thread with a pic. Despite the thread name, I chose to go with a gloss black vinyl wrap over the chrome trim and door handles. It looks so much better, I couldn't be happier with the outcome.

 

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