Remove chrome from bumper caps....or paint over?

What brand of promoter, top coat, and clear coat did you use? I am going this route.

 

Totally different brands I think I used duplicolor adhesive promoter, then SW color match paint (quicksand) and Krylon clear coat.

 

Found your post when searching threads for how to get rid of chrome caps. I like the cheap route of plasti dipping the caps. What did you do to prep the chrome caps? Did you sand or spray directly over the chrome?

 

I got black bumper caps from Rock Auto. Total was ~$100. Exact match to the fender flares in texture and color. Took 10 minutes to swap them out.

https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/toyota,2018,tacoma,3.5l+v6,3441741,body,bumper+end,15198

 

THanks. I think Im going the plasti dip route for now. $6/can should hold me over for a while.

 

I bought these today, gunna give them a shot. Ecological bumper covers were almost $400 and couldn’t justify it. I hope they are worth it! I didn’t realize how bad that chrome actually looks lol

 

What is the deal on the notorious metal clip, I’ve heard it is the hardest to remove? are taking these off pretty straight forward

 

I was hoping they would match the fender flare!!! If mine don’t from carparts.com I’ll go rock auto

 

Happy with your purchase? I need to get rid of my chrome and originally was going to have them match the body but I think the black would look great. Can you post any pics?

 

Bumper covers.

https://www.ecoological.com/store/p52/2016-2019_Tacoma_GEN_3_Rear_Bumper_Covers.html

 

Couldn't bring myself to pay $100 per on those end caps. Nor did I want to spend the asinine $100 on emblem overlays...

So I went with the DIY method of spraying onto the vehicle with taped off sections. Just wrote about it on my build page.







TIPS
Get two cans of plasti-dip. Be patient with this method. Dont spray in wind