Best bedliner and how to remove chrome

[USMC_315]

Hey guys,

I'm wondering on how to remove the chrome. It was suggested to me that I sand it down and then spray a bedliner coat over that. However I saw in another thread that using sand paper will 1 take a lot of it and 2 will risk loosing edges and curves of the grill itself. I haven't been able to find a definitive answer on how to take it off safely and w/o risk of loosing the shape of the grill so any help would be great.

Also what's a good bedliner to use?

Thanks in advance!

 

[SedonaBound]

If you coat the grill with bed liner, you'll pretty much lose the sharp edges anyway, won't you? You can also go right over the chrome with 3-4 coats of black Plastidip for the same effect, but it's also reversible if you want to go back in the future.

 

[USMC_315]

I already did the grill in plastidip and I love the way it looks so I want to make it more durable and permanent. The mechanic who worked on him messed up some of the plastidip last week so I figure I'll just do the bed liner. The thread I was reading made it sound like it would almost go through the grill so that's why thought it wasn't safe to use the sandpaper

 

[derian06]

I already did the grill in plastidip and I love the way it looks so I want to make it more durable and permanent. The mechanic who worked on him messed up some of the plastidip last week so I figure I'll just do the bed liner. The thread I was reading made it sound like it would almost go through the grill so that's why thought it wasn't safe to use the sandpaper

Use some rustoleum with a coat or two of clear so that it stays easy to clean. You can use it without sanding, just clean it off.

 

[USMC_315]

Use some rustoleum with a coat or two of clear so that it stays easy to clean. You can use it without sanding, just clean it off.

Is that what you used derian? did you paint it all the way around or just the visible/"outside" part?

 

[Jeremy]

I had that problem for the longest time. Nothing worked and everything chipped. I had some repairs done after I was in an accident and they replaced the grille and I told them I wanted it painted over with a bedliner and he said he had something better and it hasn't chipped for the 6 months it's been on with lots of traveling and off-roading. I don't know what it is but I can try to upload some up close photos later so you can see.

 

[derian06]

Is that what you used derian? did you paint it all the way around or just the visible/"outside" part?

I just painted over the chrome, I used rustoleum on the trim and originally my grill. Then I switched to raptorliner on the grill because the hood was raptor-lined. It shouldn't take too long, and the crystal clear enamel will keep it shiny.

 

[USMC_315]

I had that problem for the longest time. Nothing worked and everything chipped. I had some repairs done after I was in an accident and they replaced the grille and I told them I wanted it painted over with a bedliner and he said he had something better and it hasn't chipped for the 6 months it's been on with lots of traveling and off-roading. I don't know what it is but I can try to upload some up close photos later so you can see.

that would be great man!

 

[Hayden]

i scuffed it with sandpaper before i took it to the line x place then they sprayed it with adhesion promoter before finally spraying the lineX on

 

[Scarsman]

If you do it in lineX have them spray it front and back so it's completely enveloped. Them it will never peel. That's how H3slate's is done and it's been great for years.

 

[Hayden]

If you do it in lineX have them spray it front and back so it's completely enveloped. Them it will never peel. That's how H3slate's is done and it's been great for years.

Thats how mine is as well and i have no complaints so far. This stuff is crazy durable!

 

[USMC_315]

With bedliner do I need to do multiple coats like plastidip, or is it just one and one?

 

[Scarsman]

Most spray can stuff you need multiple coats.

 

[rsc]

Generally it's just one coat. You might want multiple coats for personal preference or if you leave a thin spot in the coating.

Edit: I agree ^^^ , the spray stuff tends to be thinner. I used the Rust-O-Leum spray paint on my hood louvers and after 3 years it still looks great. I did sandblast the parts first and they don't get hit as hard by branches or rocks in that location but they haven't UV faded, chipped or scratched off. Not everyone has the same luck though. I know guys with it on Jeep fenders and it's holding up and others report bad durability from spray can products.

 

[Jeremy]

Sorry I'm replying late but I don't know how to upload photos on my phone. My laptop is working right now