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Looks like I may do that also! Looks

 

Yeah the contrast looks great and the color match is pretty much spot on!

 

Hell yeah. Looks badass!

 

Any tips on painting the shrouds and headlight trim? Do I need to strip the chrome? Or just scuff it and paint over. Recommendations on paint type/brand?

Also any for resealing the headlights when finished?

I've done some searching, just can't find any definitive answers.
Thanks!

 

What I do with shrouds, bezels, bowls, etc is strip the chrome with easy off oven cleaner, the yellow spray can, then if you want, a light scuff. Then spray some adhesive promoter and paint.

Sealing headlights with TRS' retro rubber, that's honestly the best of the best, very oem like

 

Do you have to re bake them with the new rubber or does it just seal right away?

 

You will have to bake them to soften the glue so you can squeeze the two halves together

 

Which paint and adhesion promoter?

Is the plastic black or grey once stripped?

 

Any brand paint works. I usually get Krylon because that's what home depot has.

Once the plastic is stripped, you'll get all sort of colors. I usually get a cookie color when stripping oem bezels. I forgot what color I got once, but it was zebra patterned haha You'll get different colors with TRS' shrouds also. I got gold once!

 

Jerry, did you get it professionally painted? Thinking about buying a can of dupli color and trying on a shroud first.

 

I built these bud

 

Jimmy here is some pics of that sweet MGM

 

I remember you showing me! Thanks Logan. This may be the picture that will make me pull the trigger. I like how you can tell the shroud is mgm and bowl is flat black. I was afraid it would sorta blend in. And you painted it yourself right?

 

Yes I do all the painting myself. Here is MGM with gloss black I did for 4Runner

 

On that 15 Tacoma I did bezels and bowls MGM with flat black shroud and little reflector on side of bezel

 

Thanks Logan!

 

Yes sir. Here is one I just shipped out this past week

 

Sweet, they are awesome! Exactly what I want someday for my baby.

 

I'm sure I asked this already, what brand is this paint from?

 

The rustoleum can home accent or something. It says bonds to plastic on the can. I use the primer too