Bedlining chrome step bars?

[Armyman14]

It will come of with a sander. Just gonna hard and dirty. And you probably don't want to breathe that dust either. I'll take some pictures of mine tomorrow and show you how they've held up. Been about four months now. With snow and ice and salt three or four times.

Alright cool thanks! You sanded yours down?

 

[ram-head]

Just scuffed them like you did. But the bars are just chrome-plated some-other-metal. It's just the chrome-plating process makes a pretty durable finish.

 

[Armyman14]

Just scuffed them like you did. But the bars are just chrome-plated some-other-metal. It's just the chrome-plating process makes a pretty durable finish.

Ohh so yours weren't actual chrome?

 

[ram-head]

I'd bet a paycheck yours aren't solid chrome either. Just dipped and plated in chrome.

 

[Armyman14]

I'd bet a paycheck yours aren't solid chrome either. Just dipped and plated in chrome.

A whole paycheck huh? Where do you work? haha I just want to get it black!!

 

[ram-head]

Army. lol I'll make the bet...you can fight the wife for it. But yeah I feel you. I don't mind my wheels being chrome now that my emblems are taken care of. But those bars were a little much.

 

[Armyman14]

Army. lol I'll make the bet...you can fight the wife for it. But yeah I feel you. I don't mind my wheels being chrome now that my emblems are taken care of. But those bars were a little much.

Can I see a pic of your truck? I just blacked out my emblems too, still have the chrome wheels that I'm gonna sell soon and buy some ballistic jesters or Moto metal 961's

 

[ram-head]

Here's the truck.



Here's the bars. Couple of small nicks in them, but for the time, effort, and money I think they're holding up pretty good. And it would be pretty easy to touch these up.

 

[Armyman14]

Here's the truck.

Here's the bars. Couple of small nicks in them, but for the time, effort, and money I think they're holding up pretty good. And it would be pretty easy to touch these up.

Oh yeah black wheels would serve that truck well!! And what's that thing you got hiding in the garage back there?

 

[ram-head]

Yeah I've got some DupliColor Shadow I thought about trying. I'm just scared to try. lol

A Corvette that needs a $1,600 set of tires and a battery. :-( lol

 

[Armyman14]

Yeah I've got some DupliColor Shadow I thought about trying. I'm just scared to try. lol

A Corvette that needs a $1,600 set of tires and a battery. :-( lol

It's not running right now? ?
Dupli color shadow for the wheels? What's that? I've been toying with painting now because it's gonna be so long before I can get new ones

 

[ram-head]

No...dead battery. And tires are unsafe to drive on. Shadow is a translucent black you spray on chrome to darken it up. Then a clearcoat. I'm just not convinced I want to use it yet.

 

[ram-head]

I started a thread with pictures of my letters I took off and used the Shadow on if you want to check it out.

 

[Armyman14]

Yeah give me the link for it. I was considering plasti dip, but idk

 

[Armyman14]

So I got a new update for everyone! It has hardened up a bit, doesn't come off as easy but still comes off with my fingernail but it takes more force, should I just sand it down a little more and use some self etching primer? I shouldn't have to take off all the chrome right?

 

[ram-head]

Here's the link.

http://www.ramforum.com/f41/practice_run_duplicolor_shadow-25395/

 

[Armyman14]

New update:

So I went and bought an 80 grit sandpaper pad for my dads automatic hand sander and it works wonders! Took about 5-10 minutes for half of the bar! Should be able to prime it tonight, and have it bed lined tomorrow!

 

[ram-head]

Nice. I'm thinking of redoing mine now that I have access to a media blaster. I'll probably wait until the weather warms up some, though.

 

[Davy120]

i have the bed armor on my chrome bumpers, hit it with the 80 grit all around then took 60 grit for a once over on both bumpers, sprayed the bed armor and its working great took the abuse of winter so far heading through oregon and to spokane wa toolbox was done the same minus sanding.

 

[Armyman14]

i have the bed armor on my chrome bumpers, hit it with the 80 grit all around then took 60 grit for a once over on both bumpers, sprayed the bed armor and its working great took the abuse of winter so far heading through oregon and to spokane wa toolbox was done the same minus sanding.

Yeah I do wanna do my toolbox eventually. I'm looking for something very grippy! Gripper than bed armor but I can't find Herculiner or rhino liner in spray cans anywhere so I just bought some rust oleum truck bed coating.