wms291 Posted January 19, 2005 Share Posted January 19, 2005 I recently painted my stock grill to rid the GT of the Buick look and was very happy with the results. Question is, has anyone tried removing the chrome trim on the back of the wagon to paint it also? I'm a little afraid to try to pry it off to paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dv8ingvector Posted January 19, 2005 Share Posted January 19, 2005 have not built up the courage yet either lol...will check back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest *Jedimaster* Posted January 19, 2005 Share Posted January 19, 2005 I believe that back part that the chrome is attached to is plastic- maybe it just pops off then you could see hoe the chrome is attached to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dv8ingvector Posted January 19, 2005 Share Posted January 19, 2005 i was thinkg that too...taking that off to make sure it was not bolted on, would be the way to go, I have just not had the time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wms291 Posted January 19, 2005 Author Share Posted January 19, 2005 I also thought about taping everything off and then painting but its to freakin cold out and I have no room in my garage. Still got some WRX parts I'm trying to get rid of taking up space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevskate99 Posted January 19, 2005 Share Posted January 19, 2005 Why don't you just take the grille out and not tape it off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wms291 Posted January 19, 2005 Author Share Posted January 19, 2005 Dude, I already did the grill. See first post. I'm talking about the chrome piece on back of wagon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggya Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 I recently painted my stock grill to rid the GT of the Buick look and was very happy with the results. Question is, has anyone tried removing the chrome trim on the back of the wagon to paint it also? I'm a little afraid to try to pry it off to paint. got a pic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wms291 Posted January 28, 2005 Author Share Posted January 28, 2005 I took out the license plate lights and behind each one is a tab for the chrome piece. I'm still not sure if it is only these two screws holding it down. I pried a little bit but I don't want to snap the chrome piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dv8ingvector Posted January 29, 2005 Share Posted January 29, 2005 thaks, good to know...i still have not had a chance to do anything with it here. 37in of snow has put every thing to a stand still... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGT Posted January 29, 2005 Share Posted January 29, 2005 funny, I was looking at this tonight as I was following my fiance who was driving my car. I thought to myself....that's the only chrome on the car......must go. I wonder how hard it is to get that piece off. There is an almost identical trim strip on the back of the MINI I pulled off to apply boot stripes.....it had four trim screws. I guess we aren't so lucky. Best case would be some push-pops (probable). Worst case would be screws into the plastic chrome strip from the inside of the tailgate (not likely). I think I may yank it apart this weekend to figure it out. If I break it, at least I will have the new one off the car ready for paint. Question is, what color to paint it. Satin black? Gun metal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meier motor sports Posted January 29, 2005 Share Posted January 29, 2005 from the manual it seams u have to remove the inner trim parts and then un bolt the outer part from the inside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellivnad Posted January 29, 2005 Share Posted January 29, 2005 Bingo, beat me to it. Remove the interior trim and you should find two hex nuts. .o0O0o. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dv8ingvector Posted January 29, 2005 Share Posted January 29, 2005 will defiantly have to do that once it warms up...i will be panting mine OBP. My brother works at a shop and he already gave me a quart, :grin: will probably paint the stock grill chrome as well...just give them a little scuff and some adhesion promoter and bamm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wms291 Posted January 29, 2005 Author Share Posted January 29, 2005 Good to know. I also started working on the interior trim but ran out of time. Just a note for those attempting this. The license plate lights were a b**** to get back on. The backing holes would not line up. I almost stripped the heads of both screws on one side before I figured out what was up:lol: . Thanks for all the help;) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wms291 Posted February 1, 2005 Author Share Posted February 1, 2005 Was able to remove the chrome piece today. Yes you have to remove interior trim pieces. It is more than 2 hex bolts though. Getting the chrome off was a PITA. The trim does not come off easy and there are 13 nuts in all to remove. You will need a 8mm deep well socket to get 9 of the nuts off. Both times I said nuts I laughed to myself:p . Back on topic. I'll post pics later and a write up. Can someone tell me how to post pics in the thread? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dv8ingvector Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 just got back from a business trip and my brother had taken apart the hatch and painted the trim as well as the chrome gill up front all OBP; will post pix as soon as i get a chance..it looks good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dv8ingvector Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 check my VBGarage for new pix of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGT Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Nice! Wonder how it will look on a non-OBP car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dv8ingvector Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 dont know, can't wait to see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGT Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Just Say 'no' To Chrome!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest turboman Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 Anybody ever try using black tape to cover strips of chrome? They (Whitlock) used to sell tape especially for this, but I've used black electrical tape as well as black Mystic tape. It lasts as long or longer than paint. It's a little tricky to position it so the top edge can be tucked into the crack with a butter knife and, if the tape is too wide use an Exacto knife to slice off the surplus. I used to try a couple short pieces of tape to learn exectly how much to overlap the top to get a correct "tuck in". Overlap the end in a not so obvious place (you have to "start" there too), overlap an inch to accomodate shrinkage and cut it off at a 45 degree angle. Just did a Google search for "chrome blackout tape" and there's a bunch of suppliers like 3M, TrimBrite, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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