Anyone done dark chrome painting / coating?

sport330i6spd · 05-25-2015, 09:38 PM

So I've got a black E90 and wanting to do away with the super-bright chrome work, but don't want to go all-black, either flat black or piano black. Was thinking of a dark chrome painting / coating over the existing chrome work - which is the windows surround and the front kidneys.

Anyone done anything like this? Words of advice and/or pictures?

cpie168 · 05-26-2015, 07:43 AM

I have the same idea except I was going to use black chrome vinyl wrap instead of paint, and I was going to wrap the kidney grill surround, the finisher rods at the bottom of the front bumpers, as well as the mirror covers. My window surrounds come gloss black so they don't need wrapping. I haven't gotten around to any of it though, but I think it should look nice.

05-25-2015, 09:38 PM	#1
sport330i6spd Private 14 Rep 60 Posts Drives: 2006 330i, RWD, 6MT, sport pkg Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: United States iTrader: (0)	Anyone done dark chrome painting / coating? So I've got a black E90 and wanting to do away with the super-bright chrome work, but don't want to go all-black, either flat black or piano black. Was thinking of a dark chrome painting / coating over the existing chrome work - which is the windows surround and the front kidneys. Anyone done anything like this? Words of advice and/or pictures? __________________ Black 2006 BMW 330i -- 6-speed manual, sport package, with subtle OEM-style modifications -- [BMW performance exhaust] \| [BMS 12mm/15mm F/R spacers] \| [M-Tech Front Bumper and Lip] \| [DEPO Blackline tail lights] \| [BMW performance shift knob] \| [Gunmetal-painted style 162 wheels] \| [Brushed steel interior trim wrap] \| [Gloss black kidneys] \| [Window tint]
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cpie168 Major 173 Rep 1,117 Posts Drives: 2010 E90 328i 6MT ZSP BSM Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: K/W and GTA, Ontario, Canada iTrader: (1)	I have the same idea except I was going to use black chrome vinyl wrap instead of paint, and I was going to wrap the kidney grill surround, the finisher rods at the bottom of the front bumpers, as well as the mirror covers. My window surrounds come gloss black so they don't need wrapping. I haven't gotten around to any of it though, but I think it should look nice.
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