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Is it easy to remove and re-fit chrome overidders?
Where might I get them coated?
Thanks
David H
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I removed mine to paint the brackets where the paint was slightly flakey - dead easy - one nut to undo.
With regard coating them black I don't know. Chrome won't paint will it? Plastic coat them? - there is a plastic coating in halfords that canbe peeled off if req - not used it myself - but might be good to trial to see if you like them black.
Then there is the question of matt/satin/gloss finish as well - I expect a paint expert will be along to offer an insight......
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There should be one big domed nut, and a much smaller one at the bottom under a grommet.
They are stainless, and I would investigate having them wrapped.
The front ones will suffer from stonechips……….
DaveW
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Is it easy to remove and re-fit chrome overidders?
Where might I get them coated?
Thanks M10 dome nut on captive stud and pozidrive head M6 screw at bottom accessed after removing rubber plug - on latest cars at least. Changed the fixings to stainless and the bottom screw to socket button head. I had mine powder coated satin black by local company GKL adjacent to Snetterton, for very reasonable cost. Doubt anything will damage that finish. 
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No paint adheres ( well ) to chrome.But most overrides are in stainless steel.First an etching primer then 2k primer and ready to paint.
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Can they be wrapped ?
Quick and easy and they wont need to come off.
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Plastidip is one coating you could use. It peels off ok provided it is applied thick enough with 5/6 wet on wet coats. Lots of colour/ flake/ sheen options. Look on you tube for videos.
I think Frost also do a version.
I have been thinking of trying it on my car, especially the alloys as a test for colour change. Peel it off if necessary.
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Chrome is an absolute pain to paint. The painters who do my chromed motorcycle petrol tanks, use something like a dental burr to prepare the tank before an etch primer.
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Thanks for all of these replys - will look at wrapping I think - as consensus seems to be that painting chrome is a challenge.
David H
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