[meford4u]

NefCanuck,Mar 28 2009, 04:07 PM Wrote:

meford4u,Mar 28 2009, 10:16 AM Wrote:After a little thought, there is something else you could do.

The chrome grill typically is a black plastic piece with a chrome overlay.  You could take some arm muscle and sandpaper and sand the chrome off it and then have it sprayed with just a clear.  That way the chipping would be almost indistiguishable.
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How much "arm muscle" are we talking here? 'cause that sounds damn intriguing as a different option (IE: could a power sander do the job or would that just melt the plastic under the chrome that's being sanded off?)

NefCanuck
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You don't want to use any power sanders as that would run the risk of burning the plastic.
You could use a car buffer and compound, but I've never tried that.
It would take alot of effort to do this, but it would not leave sand marks if you start with a heavier grit and work your way down to a wet sandpaper upwards of 1200 grit. I wouldn't start with anything less than a 400 grit sandpaper.
There are chemicals out there that can remove the chrome, so this would/could be a good possibility.

But don't blame me if anything goes wrong.

I just suggest it. :D