I tried searching with no luck....

I want my entire grille to have the same chrome appearance as the infiniti grille logo. I noticed the grille itself has a tinted chrome look but I also noticed in spots where it has chipped that it is normal chrome underneath.

Has anyone ever tried or know how to get that tint layer off w/o messin the chrome under it

Thanks

 

i considered leaving my grill unpainted after i sanded it...it looked like brushed aluminum...it would't really work with the look i'm going for, but it didn't look bad ...not sure how you could get just a chrome look, they do make "chrome" spray paints but i don't have any experience with those to give a positive recommendation. good luck

 

It is possible to chrome plate plastics, but I have no idea where to start searching. I sat next to a guy on a business flight once, who claims his company invented the process.

 

i think it is called vaccum bagging chrome

 

Not vacuum bagging, but rather vacuum metalization or vacuum deposition. Basically they put the part under vaccuum so they can vaporize copper and aluminum at a lower temp so it doesn't melt the plastic, which then gets deposited onto the plastic piece. Then a tinted clearcoat gets applied for durability. If you can strip the clearcoat without harming the metal underneath, then you can have it recoated with nontinted clear and it will be "chrome"

 

Yeha that part I'm trying to figure out how to do. I'm going to try and find a test grille to try differ ways a getting that tint off.