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Can you paint over chrome mirror caps?

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codywayne Enthusiast

codywayne

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Can you paint over the chrome on the LTZ mirrors? Some people say it will stick, some say it won't. Looks to me like if it could be sanded, it could be painted. Also has anybody ever tried to "peel" that chrome off? Surely it's just a coating over a plastic cap?

redwngr Senior Enthusiast

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If you sand and paint, and don't like the result, you can buy chrome replacements thru GM accessories. GM website says $100.

 

(maybe buy and paint the new ones, then swap)

RyanbabZ71 Senior Enthusiast

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yes you can paint it. I did on my 2000. Scuffed up surface and used a plastic paint then cleared over.

 

Another option would be to cover it with vinyl

Btuggle88 Senior Enthusiast

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I wouldn't paint over the chrome never saw it stick real good even when it's sanded real good. They only thing I would do besides replace them with painted ones is plastidip. Peeling the chrome off is not an option it's made like that just spend the money on some to paint or go to the forsale section and do a want to buy thread and list the options and color and browse the section you may find what you are looking for.

RyanbabZ71 Senior Enthusiast

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They offer paintable mirror caps for the GMT900s maybe they do for the K2 trucks?

redwngr Senior Enthusiast

redwngr

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They offer paintable mirror caps for the GMT900s maybe they do for the K2 trucks?

Must be something available thru 'crash parts' that isn't chrome.

TJay74 Senior Enthusiast

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you cant have them covered in vinyl, I tried that and there are too many curves unless you are ok with 2 pieces. They do offer the ready to paint caps, I bought them for my 2014 and had them painted to match.

 

I think I paid around $175 for the mirror caps and door handles and then another $240 to have them all painted.

codywayne Enthusiast

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Ok thanks! I have looked on Ebay, Amazon, and google a lot for painted ones. Will keep my eyes open for some on here.

RyanbabZ71 Senior Enthusiast

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Must be something available thru 'crash parts' that isn't chrome.

Mine aren't chrome I have body colored. They offer black paintable replacement on the 900s

 

 

Ryan

frenchsquared Enthusiast

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Mine are black.

And you can wrap them, there are two guy on here who wrapped them.

Cannot tell there not painted.

thewhitestallion Senior Enthusiast

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you cant have them covered in vinyl, I tried that and there are too many curves unless you are ok with 2 pieces. They do offer the ready to paint caps, I bought them for my 2014 and had them painted to match.

 

I think I paid around $175 for the mirror caps and door handles and then another $240 to have them all painted.

 

false. you can have them wrapped if you have someone who knows what the heck they are doing put the vinyl on. there is a member that had his bumpers, mirror caps and door handles wrapped in black and it came out perfect.

AZGMCZ71Leveled Enthusiast

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Plastic can be painted. Metal is harder to get it right. But painting over chrome bumpers then wrapping in a 3m clear protects the paint...

POS VETT Enthusiast

POS VETT

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Ok, this is going to sound ricey, but try PlastiDip. Put several layers and then put a layer of glossifier. See if you like that color.

blackout07 Senior Enthusiast

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#1. You can absolutely positively paint them with good results.

 

#2. You can absolutely positively wrap them with vinyl and have it look flawless.

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