Chrome Delete

[SparkyP]

First time poster here,
I figured you guys might be able to help me out with options on this. I want to color match the chrome bumpers on my Ram, but I have ran into some issues...
- Paint shops don't want to touch the chrome
- Wrapping seems to be unavailable in my area aside from one shop I will not go to.
- Powder coating would leave me bumper less for about a week, and this is my only vehicle.
My question is, has anyone had luck with wrapping their own bumpers? if so, is there write-ups on techniques, or just YouTube wrapper videos? also, what color did you use and was it a good match? (I have a white Ram btw). I have also seen painted bumpers on Ebay, but the reviews are less than optimistic. If I am missing a good option please let me know! or tell me what route you have gone and what your experiences were.

Thank you!

 

[Dinky]

Are you color matching or just trying to go black?

 

[SparkyP]

Color match is the goal

 

[Cableman]

I have white also, a 16 Laramie, one day i may look into options for the bumpers but chrome is so durable to rock chips!
So far i did black/milled wheels, removed most of the chrome badges, black 5" exhaust tips, painted mirror backs, smoked rear tail lights.
White grille i have to still put on and im gonna try it with the chrome laramie insert.
Next i gotta swap the door handles, cant stand chrome handles lol

I wonder if line-x has a matching bright white, would be nice a durable option in the bumpes.

 

[G-Ride990]

I did try to wrap my bumpers myself using 3m film. It matches my paint color, "pxr" almost perfectly, but I never could figure out the right technique. I tried on my rear bumper a few times before I gave up and left the chrome. Youtube videos make the process seem way easier than it is in my opinion. My truck is black, and every time I pulled the film back up a little bit, there was a ghosting effect in the film where it stretched. It kind of turned the black film hazy.

White might be easier, or just having a shop do it might be best. Last time I asked my tint shop that does vinyl wrapping for a quote it wasn't crazy expensive. Just a few hundred dollars. Just never got around to taking my truck back to them.

 

[crash68]

- Powder coating would leave me bumper less for about a week, and this is my only vehicle.

either buy a set of "paint ready" bumpers or check the local salvage yards for a set of chrome ones to have powder coated. Then sell your chrome ones.

 

[Stubbyjk]

either buy a set of "paint ready" bumpers or check the local salvage yards for a set of chrome ones to have powder coated. Then sell your chrome ones.

You can’t powder coat a non-metal bumper. You’d have to paint.



Edit I see now you said buy chrome and PC those- my mistake. Just didn’t want anyone taking plastic bumper covers to a powder coater and wasting both their time. My bad.