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Hi Guys

After trying to source replacement grills for my "Atlantic" and realising that the top "square headlight grill" is as rare as rocking horse poo! I've decided to spray them with a satin finish paint. Now for my questions:

1) should I sand off what remains of the chrome.

2) What type of paint can I use and does it come in spray can form.

3) Do I need to use a spray ???? as a "key" to allow paint to stick.

Any tips, advice or mild abuse would be welcome

Steve

I bought primer for plastic in halfords,then sprayed satin black on top,looks good,may go over it again for good measure

Chipped or broken sections can also be made good with glass fibre repair kits topped with filler. You can buy paint specially made for spraying on plastics. I sprayed over my original chrome 'effect' finish. This can soon be made right by masking and applying a suitable metal finish spray if you wanted to.

the chrome will wipe away with a good polish

halfords sell self adhesive chrome strip

Many thanks guys, much appreciated

Steve

I sprayed mine satin black and I like the non-chrome look as I have nothing else that's chrome on my van

I've gone exactly the opposite and added chrome items to whats already there including respraying rear vents silver. A replacement rear chrome bumper still eludes me though...

Thought of getting it plated mate?
fella by me is reasonable and it's chromed to withstand our climate
I have a couple to do as well

I can ask how much ...may be knock some off a bill

Yes I have Kev. Been hunting for someone who could do it for some time. Do ask. Case of buying a new one and plating that, though heaven knows how good they are new. Might need a lot of polishing for them to do it right. Think it has to be triple plating to last?

If the price is right I'll drive across and say hello although don't need a plating excursion to do that ofcourse....

I used PlastiKote satin black on mine, came out pretty good!

Yep, thats what I used. Looks same as when I did it two years ago.