She's dechromed...

dhirm5 · 01-10-2014, 03:06 PM

Took her back out to Tint FX in Fairfax, VA where I had her tinted.

They plastidipped my grills and gills in a satin finish, and vinyl wrapped my chrome door handle inserts in a matching satin black.

They also applied a dark vinyl tint to the front and rear orange/red reflectors - they're effectively gone on my az black M5. You can't tell there are reflectors there without looking for them.

It came out fantastic - I didn't realize you could get a finish this smooth from plastidip. The beauty of it is that it was very inexpensive, and is entirely reversible.

Pictures (car is dirty):

More pix to follow when the long lost sun comes back out and I give her a bath.

Tom C · 01-10-2014, 03:11 PM

Nice! I also love the flecks of metallic blue in the paint from the up close shots!

kokopuffs405 · 01-10-2014, 04:01 PM

Looking good!

EdM5 · 01-10-2014, 04:15 PM

Good job!

RPiM5 · 01-10-2014, 04:16 PM

avlnch · 01-10-2014, 04:20 PM

I have black chrome individual equip on my FB M5. Basically everywhere possible.

I think black chrome would look very good on AzB. Gloss black second to that. But, I believe only the front grills are available as an M Performance Part and the black chrome side gills are individual equipment only and not available.

Something to consider if you get tired of the plasti-dip. The dipped side gills look good, but the front grilles clash somewhat (gloss vs matte). Also IND sells AzB paint matched side reflectors.

dhirm5 · 01-10-2014, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by avlnch

Something to consider if you get tired of the plasti-dip. The dipped side gills look good, but the front grilles clash somewhat (gloss vs matte). Also IND sells AzB paint matched side reflectors.

I thought about gloss - most ppl voted gloss in my poll the other day also, but I'm a fan of the satin finish, so went that way.

Neil McRae · 01-10-2014, 05:45 PM

do they remove the door handle trims to do the wrap or not?

soooma · 01-10-2014, 06:14 PM

Nice

N.S.A · 01-10-2014, 07:03 PM

looks great. Gonna do this my self soon

dhirm5 · 01-10-2014, 08:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neil McRae

do they remove the door handle trims to do the wrap or not?

Nope. They didn't even remove the grills or gills. I asked about and they were like "don't worry dude we got this". They were right.

shahano · 01-11-2014, 06:53 PM

more pics pleaseee

Luminor513 · 01-11-2014, 08:15 PM

Satin black looks good, nice change from the usual gloss finish.

GOLFFRR · 01-11-2014, 08:30 PM

well played!

dhirm5 · 01-14-2014, 12:49 PM

Here's another pic - she still needs a bath, but you get the effect I've achieved. Dirty wheels look like they're a matte bronze. lol

info@trinityautosport · 01-14-2014, 12:57 PM

looks good =)

PatrickC23 · 01-14-2014, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dhirm5

Here's another pic - she still needs a bath, but you get the effect I've achieved. Dirty wheels look like they're a matte bronze. lol

man u got a nice parking spot

cnes · 01-14-2014, 01:29 PM

looking good! I dipped my side markers a lil while ago too

Susoa · 01-17-2014, 07:09 PM

I wonder what they could do to the face of my wheels. I'd like them to get rid of the machined face with a similar grey like the color in the wheel hub.

omegatlc · 01-18-2014, 04:46 AM

Really nice! How much $$$ and how long for grill, gills, and handles?

dhirm5 · 01-18-2014, 12:23 PM

About 2 hrs, costed 175. They do all four wheels for 150. Thinking about it - since it's easily reversible.

cnes · 01-19-2014, 11:51 PM

i might try and it myself when the weather warms up a bit. plasti doesn't like to applied when its cold (or a heated garage will do). you can also apply a plasti glossifier for an anti-matte look. dhirm, if you are thinking about doing it, just make sure they put 5+ layers of coat. too few and thin layers makes it a real tough time to remove.

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dhirm5 Major 177 Rep 1,155 Posts Drives: 2014 M5 ZCP, 2014 X5 35d Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Bethesda, MD iTrader: (1)	She's dechromed... Took her back out to Tint FX in Fairfax, VA where I had her tinted. They plastidipped my grills and gills in a satin finish, and vinyl wrapped my chrome door handle inserts in a matching satin black. They also applied a dark vinyl tint to the front and rear orange/red reflectors - they're effectively gone on my az black M5. You can't tell there are reflectors there without looking for them. It came out fantastic - I didn't realize you could get a finish this smooth from plastidip. The beauty of it is that it was very inexpensive, and is entirely reversible. Pictures (car is dirty): More pix to follow when the long lost sun comes back out and I give her a bath. __________________ 2017 Porsche 911GTS - Agate Gray on Black 2009 Aston Martin DBS - Casino Royale Gray on Black (sold) 2014 M5 ZCP - Azurite Black over SSII Full (gone) 2009 M5 - Carbon Black over Sepang Full (gone - not forgotten) 2001 740i M-Sport - Carbon Black over Black (gone - not forgotten)
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