EdmontonCanada

The chrome is coming off my front grill frame - which is plastic. Aftermarket grills are usually only the center insert. So I'm not sure what to do...

Ideas?

6.7L MegaCab

Plasti-dip it. I'm not a chrome fanatic so it was easy for me to smooth out and remove some of the chrome when my grill started delaminating. Turned out pretty nice. I sprayed about 6 or 7 coats

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EdmontonCanada

Cool, thanks! Saw that technique mentioned on another site for something else but forgot that it was a possibility. I'll look into it...what did you have to do to prep it? Mine is doing the exact same thing as yours. Won't be long before it starts falling off.

6.7L MegaCab

All I did was clean it really good while it was in the truck... bugs and all. Then I removed the grill and masked off what I didn't want coated... Basically all the black plastic. The emblem on the 4th gens are removable, so I removed that and coated that separately. Pretty simple process. I think it took 3 hours for 6 coats, 30 minutes between each coat. Then I let it sit over night before installing the grill and putting the emblem back on.

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6.7L MegaCab

Here are a couple photos of when I finished it in April 2013:





It still looks pretty good, but could use a touch up when I get the time.

wiskeyVI

Plasti-dip is a spray on .
That looks good!

.boB

Pretty common problem. Mine has been gradually getting worse over the last couple of years.

If I ever get the time, I'll sand it smooth, and spray paint it. It's not a show truck, so I'll probably give it the Krylon touch with a couple of base coats and a couple of clear coats.

After that, coat it with 3M Defender to keep it looking good.

RyeThomas

I blacked out my truck with Plasti-Dip, I love it simply for the reason it's not permanent. If I ever decide to sell the old girl I can simply remove it, a lot of people don't like the blacked out look and I won't loose any value. Although with the how expensive the new trucks are I might be buried in my 06.

I will say watch some you tube videos about the terminating edge/masking. I had to re-do my rear bumper. The edge is the weak point, and if not masked properly you can and will peel some of the product. This after hours of prep , spend a few min and watch some videos.

EdmontonCanada

Thanks Rye...I might try the white (since my truck is white) or I think they have metallics - I'll post pics when I get it done...

WildBill79

I had my entire grill sprayed with Linex. No more paint peeling issues.

EdmontonCanada

That's a really great idea too.