We have lives. Its not like all of us come on here every hour of the day and have 9,000 posts!

But it looks good!

 

Were they starting to dull? Why the sudden change?

 

Any auto part store sells it. Along with meijer and walmart

 

I dont mind at all. I picked it up at AutoZone. I believe it was only $19.99 per kit. The kit comes with the translucent base coat and a final clear coat. As for prep...all that is needed is to clean the surface with a prep solvent or alcohol. I just used simple alcohol swabs like you can get at walmart for $2. DO NOT sand or "rough-up" the chrome first, the base coat contains an adhesion promoter, so no scuffing is required. It is recommended to NOT scuff the surface because any scratches WILL show through the base coat. I used 3 light to medium base coats and 2 light, then 1 "wet" coat of the clear. The clear is where the gloss comes from. If i ever re-do them i will def use more clear coat, just to give a deeper gloss. Any more questions feel free to ask.

 

They aren't dulling, but to keep the "black chrome" effect you have to keep them clean. If you dont have time to clean them all the time they will just appear to be gloss black or flat black depending on build up.

I try to wash my truck every week, but contrary to Raptors belief, i do have a life and cant always do that. I work swing shift, so the truck doesnt take precedence over my family time when im not at work.

 

I might get on here maybe 1 or 2 times a week....smartazz. Every post you've ever put on any of my threads is condescending. Guess you know everything. Dont like my subjects or posts...see yourself to the exit!

 

Removed the Duplicolor this past week. It didn't fair too well through the winter months and road salt. Came off fairly easy with a enviro-friendly citrus paint stripper. Now i just need to decide if i am staying with the chrome look or maybe taking a shot at a plast-dip color.