Plastidip on chrome bumpers

So I’ve looked at plastidip videos and pictures all over this site and others and decided to finally give it a go. Spent about 30 minutes just taping off the area really good and put about 6 coats on it. I didn’t want to bother with removing the bumper pieces (though the job itself would have been easier if I had). However, I’m super happy with the way they turned out. They look great and my friends have all said it looks like the factory made it that way!

 

I’m planning the same in the future, along with the badges and I think a few coats of smoke on my ditch lights just so they’re no so shiny (only a few coats so the function is not degraded too much.

 

Trying to get some pics uploaded...got one...more coming.

 

Looks like it turned out good! Great job. I had been tempted to use bedliner spray paint but think I’ll stick to plasti dip.

 

Side view

 

one more with the setup I used to spray it...

 

Definite improvement.. I don't mind a little chrome badging, but those bumpers are straight up fugly.

 

Thanks! I agree. I'm going to go ahead and black it all out. I have some black badge covers I'm going to try out next. Waiting on them to get here from China

 

tacovinyl sells color-keyed bumper caps

 

Are they cheaper than a $6 can of plastidip?

 

oof got me there

 

I think I’m gonna try out the Black Sapphire Plastic dip and gloss on the badges. I toyed with using a black color change with green but that might be a little much lol.

 

Nothing is ever "too much"! Do what you want and love it

 

This is spray on bedliner. Been on for well over a year now and starting it second winter. Looks perfect still. The texture matches the plastic middle part of the bumper almost perfect.

 

Cool! Looks good too!

 

That looks good too! Did either of you do any prep work before painting?

 

What brand of bed liner did you use? Looks like another rainy weekend for me here in NC, might kick the wife's car out of the garage and do some spraying on my ugly chrome bumper covers.

 

twins

 

Thanks.

I removed the covers and lightly scuffed them up. Other than that and a good cleaning just painted them.

I used this because I could get it at my local Menards. I've also used on to paint stuff on my SxS that see a lot of abuse and it's held up well.

https://www.menards.com/main/home-d...52-c-8050.htm?tid=-2118498854916253167&ipos=2

 

looks good, great job!