Dechroming my tank

[s0ulst3al3r]

This is my first thread so bare with me lol ....







So a little while ago , just before our last Alberta run , I painted the "Yakima" wind deflector on my roof rack .....

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[s0ulst3al3r]

and I really liked how it turned out ..and I happened to notice that alot of the chrome parts I have on my rig are looking rough from all the "elements" lol ( I never wash it).It made me feel motivated to clean up my girl .. So I turned my garage into a paints shop this weekend and started stripping off all the chrome and paint them ....I honestly thought it would be a quick DIY job and Id be done in a day ...pffft prep takes forever ....any way heres some pics of my rigs transformation ....hope its not to boring lol



used the fishing line trick to get all the pieces on that were on with 3m tape ...works pretty good.

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this stuff that was to hard to get off I just did on the truck ..

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the roof bars took the longest ...

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but I loved how they turned out ...

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I had a bud that used that VHT night shades a while back and it stll looks good today , so I decided to useit on my marker lights and front and rear turn signals...

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I only did 2 coats cause 3 coats will make them pretty hard to see ...but I like how it turned out .

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Ok heres where I thought Id be different . I didnt want to paint all the pieces black , I wanted a little color in there so I got creative ....I figure if i dont like it I can always sand and paint with the bed liner stuff I used ...cause once you spray it with that stuff theres no turning back lol ....as for now i like it ....some may not like it but I dont care, its my rig ..not yours lol ....



heres the pieces I decided to paint flat olive drab and then clear coat with a high gloss ...almost matches my stock paint lol ...

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I was so tired of sanding at this point .....after a few beers I was motivated again <img src='http://www.canadianhummerclub.com/forum ... /smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />

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and so far I really like how they turned out and look on my truck ....ask me in a month though lol ..

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so now here is some before and after pics of my rig ....I like it alot better with no chrome ...what do you guys think? ..(I do have brand new chrome pieces in storage lol)



booty shot ...

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her good side ...

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the close up ...

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sorry the pics arent better ...all cell phone pics , my camera is MIA lol . I know its not the most exciting thread on mods but whatever ... I promise my next thread will be better ..got some big ideas for my rig <img src='http://www.canadianhummerclub.com/forum ... /smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />

[Hesh]

I like it alot better. Personally, I think some black lens covers up top would complement it really nicely. I bought some KC Hilite 6" ones, and had a friend paint them at his bodyshop and they turned out minty. I'd also spray the PIAA lens grilles down below so theyre all black/one colour instead of the white writing. Post up specifically which paints you used for which applications, I'd be interested for a future project!



Looks awesome dude, more pics needed! <img src='http://www.canadianhummerclub.com/forum ... ght_on.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':right_on:' />

[dwaxman1]

looks awesome!!! I LOVE IT!

[s0ulst3al3r]

thx guys ...ya i like it alot better now and hesh I do have some black light covers for my roof lights , just did a little work to them but have to fix one as I had a little overspray. So dont wanna put them on yet lol ..

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[Sugarphreak]

Sweet!! That turned out pretty awesome!

[Khamul]

Nice!!!



Now you're not going to want to get her dirty....