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Post by jeremy on Jan 24, 2017 20:46:45 GMT -5
The chrome is beginning to flake off the plastic trim strip. I read about this a few years back and there was only one guy who was rechroming the plastic strips, and he was shaky to do business with. Has the situation changed?
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Post by daytona71 on Jan 25, 2017 0:03:30 GMT -5
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Post by odzking on Jan 25, 2017 9:47:46 GMT -5
Ive got several panels here with the chrome strip bad. How do you even get them off without ruining the panel or the strip?
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Post by jeremy on Jan 25, 2017 21:06:51 GMT -5
That's a good question. I gather that it can be done but I don't know how. I would have thought you'd break the old ones off and glue new ones on. It can't be hard to make them in the age of 3D printing.
Maybe I should wise up and paint them . . .
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Post by Nacho-RT74 on Jan 26, 2017 7:14:48 GMT -5
My panels already lost the chromed finish long time ago and they are just on the gray plastic strip. A graphic designer friend of mine told me there is a thin enough vinyl able to be used on them. I guess is something like this could work? www.ebay.com/itm/380234207058 |
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Post by DynoDave on Jan 26, 2017 16:06:24 GMT -5
That should do it.
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Post by jeremy on Jan 27, 2017 7:21:20 GMT -5
The tape does look good, if you can get it to go on wrinkle free. It'd be tough where the strip zags up.
If you don't need a stock appearance masking the strip off and painting it gloss black would be a decent look. Or a color that matches your interior for those who don't have a black interior.
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Post by Nacho-RT74 on Jan 27, 2017 21:58:02 GMT -5
I'm thinking on use somekind of the chromed strip like that one I posted with the black stripe already attached
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Post by robertsrt on Feb 5, 2017 11:29:08 GMT -5
My panels already lost the chromed finish long time ago and they are just on the gray plastic strip. A graphic designer friend of mine told me there is a thin enough vinyl able to be used on them. I guess is something like this could work? www.ebay.com/itm/380234207058 I just got some of this in the mail. Great price on Ebay (different seller but I'm sure its the same). Needs to be about 7-8mm for my door panel strips. Luckily mine are the R/T panels so they have a straight line. I'll let you all know how it works out. Its very shiny chrome. Hope it works. I'll have to trim it a bit once its layed on/down. 3/8 was a bit too wide by just a touch. |
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Post by Nacho-RT74 on Feb 11, 2017 19:17:11 GMT -5
wondering if thin enough to be folded around without problems.
73/74 brougham panels are shaped like a U channel
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