Blacking Out

This week's taco project was blacking out all chrome. I got some plasti dip and did the grill surround and all emblems. It was easier and better than I expected actually. Only one small mistake from removing the tape on the grill surround and a little scratch in the paint trying to peel out the center of the O on one the drivers side. All in all very satisfied. All the videos online were very helpful. I decided to bedline the chrome bumper caps to give more durability than dipping. I found that removing the tail light and the small cowl below it made the dreaded metal clip a breeze. I sanded the caps with 220 grit until it was uniformly cloudy. Couple coats and called it good. I love the texture of it. Very fine grit almost like fine sand, and the uniformity of it throughout the paint is impressive. Total cost was maybe $25 and it was an afternoon well spend.

 

Your taco sounds like my ex wife on Christmas.

Good lookin rig! Black is way better than chrome. Especially those bumper caps.

 

That's not Black.

 

Nice! Looks much cleaner than the overlays that I have on mine

 

That's grey.

 

For the win!! Came out nice.

 

Usually I’m not a fan of plasti-dip type paints, but that looks really good.

 

I totally agree with you. I have a hunch I will end up going that way in the future. Or might sand it down and bedline it like I did the bumper caps.

 

"Charcoal-gray-out" didn't have quite the same ring to it

 

looks good dude

 

Kinda looks like Scottsdale or north Tempe?

 

Any pics of the grill?

 

Looks good

 

Nothing better than a blacked out taco! Looks good man!