Interior/Exterior Blacking out beltline Chrome...
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Blacking out beltline Chrome...
ive heard lotsa of talk about blacking out this chrome, but i'm not too sure how i want to go at doing it. ive heard 3m tape, painting and a few other things, but i think i would go with the tape. but i think 3m tape might look a bit hokey and i dont really wanna have to paint them.
any sugguestions?
any sugguestions?
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Originally Posted by rednwhitecooper
ive heard lotsa of talk about blacking out this chrome, but i'm not too sure how i want to go at doing it. ive heard 3m tape, painting and a few other things, but i think i would go with the tape. but i think 3m tape might look a bit hokey and i dont really wanna have to paint them.
any sugguestions?
any sugguestions?
If so then you can get black bumper inserts (OEM parts) to replace the chrome ones. This would be durable.
Talk to Classic Auto Campus (NAM sponsor) about ordering the parts.
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Originally Posted by mini d
I know that old car molding with chrome accents can be disassembled. If you could do that with the MINI moldings you could have them powdercoated black, no?
Everything besides the beltline is actually just plastic so painting would be better.
The beltline is really metal i believe so it could definitely be powedercoated
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ok, i'm gonna go to a good decal shop tomarrow and get it in exactly the width i need.
for right now, i went out and got black bumper coating (satin, slightly textured) and painted just the bars in the grill in front. the surround is still chrome. i'm just gonna paint the side markers black also, id rather have them look like euro flares w/o markers rather than smoked or clear.....if its illigal, i dont care lol.
i'll post pics tomarrow, i wanna let the car sit and let the paint cure for now...
heres my "before pic"
for right now, i went out and got black bumper coating (satin, slightly textured) and painted just the bars in the grill in front. the surround is still chrome. i'm just gonna paint the side markers black also, id rather have them look like euro flares w/o markers rather than smoked or clear.....if its illigal, i dont care lol.
i'll post pics tomarrow, i wanna let the car sit and let the paint cure for now...
heres my "before pic"
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There is a tint available that completely hides the side reflectors AND lets them show though so that your car is still legal and actually safe to drive at night :smile:
This is my car minus the grill surround thats now on it...notice the tinted sidemarkers are hiddne completely...i got mine from mossmini
here is a pic of blacked-out beltline....he's a member on here, i just forget his screen name I like the flat black finish opposed to the glossy black
This is my car minus the grill surround thats now on it...notice the tinted sidemarkers are hiddne completely...i got mine from mossmini
here is a pic of blacked-out beltline....he's a member on here, i just forget his screen name I like the flat black finish opposed to the glossy black
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I have a jet black S on order, planning on de-chroming. I have done some research into this on the vary-ing boards. It seems that the two approaches are paint and vinyl. Vinyl seemed to have more followers.
A popular product is Trimbrite Blackout (<--oxymoron!) tape. Which can be found here:
http://www.trimbrite.com/
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...48669?v=glance
Have not read any reviews as to durabilty. Me thinks that if it a quality product it should stay seated for some time. Anyone have experieince?
A popular product is Trimbrite Blackout (<--oxymoron!) tape. Which can be found here:
http://www.trimbrite.com/
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...48669?v=glance
Have not read any reviews as to durabilty. Me thinks that if it a quality product it should stay seated for some time. Anyone have experieince?
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no more chrome
here's a link to an article of that mini with the blacked-out beltline. i think it is absolutely stunning
http://www.mwerks.com/artman/publish...icle_524.shtml
http://www.mwerks.com/artman/publish...icle_524.shtml
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now we gotta meet up rally, we gotta introduce the twins to eacheother lol
(i think you and me have simmilar tastes lol)
i'm going to try and paint my S side vents black but leave them S vents. my car is the rare S without the supercharger, only 3 were made and i got one!
(i'm also considering painting all my chrome black too, but i'm gonna wait on that)
(i think you and me have simmilar tastes lol)
i'm going to try and paint my S side vents black but leave them S vents. my car is the rare S without the supercharger, only 3 were made and i got one!
(i'm also considering painting all my chrome black too, but i'm gonna wait on that)
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I've been pondering how to do this correctly on my PW/PW MCS since the day i got it since i don't like the beltline chrome.
I've always wanted to paint the chrome door handles and other parts with "black chrome" look. Some people also call it candy black, basically a slightly clear black paint which kind of looks like tint. I might have my ClearBra installer try to apply a smoke vinyl to the chrome beltline to see what it looks like.
I've always wanted to paint the chrome door handles and other parts with "black chrome" look. Some people also call it candy black, basically a slightly clear black paint which kind of looks like tint. I might have my ClearBra installer try to apply a smoke vinyl to the chrome beltline to see what it looks like.
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i'l still thinking wether or not to black it out or go with a red to match the body, make it blend in better. as of now, ive painted my fender reflectors in a slightly textured matte black. the look like euro fenders now. you dont notice they are there until about 3 feet away.....i'll post pics soon...
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Originally Posted by rednwhitecooper
i'l still thinking wether or not to black it out or go with a red to match the body, make it blend in better. as of now, ive painted my fender reflectors in a slightly textured matte black. the look like euro fenders now. you dont notice they are there until about 3 feet away.....i'll post pics soon...