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Old 10th March 2013, 06:42   #1
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Question Side Trim Strips - Chrome?

On my ZT-T I have body coloured trim strips running the length of the car. A couple of them have small chips and when I have looked closer they appear to be chrome underneath the paint.

Is it a case that all body coloured trims on these cars are just painted chrome?

I only ask, as I actually want to replace the Trophy Blue ones on my car for a bit of chrome bling. If it is that they are chrome, whats the best thing to get the paint off without damaging the chrome finish?

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Old 10th March 2013, 06:51   #2
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Yep, as far as I know they are all painted chrome, as is the strip at the bottom of the doors on the sills
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Old 10th March 2013, 08:17   #3
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Great news that they are chrome!

What's the best thing to strip the pain off without messing up the chrome finish?

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Great news that they are chrome!

What's the best thing to strip the pain off without messing up the chrome finish?

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That im not sure of, a good few have done it but what they used Im not sure of, someone will be along in a bit pal
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They are even better than chrome..they are stainless steel and you can have them chemically stripped with no problem whatsoever. I did it on my ZTT and was very pleased with the results. Only snag is that removing the strips will break nearly all the fixing clips, so have a good supply handy for refitting.
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They are even better than chrome..they are stainless steel and you can have them chemically stripped with no problem whatsoever. I did it on my ZTT and was very pleased with the results. Only snag is that removing the strips will break nearly all the fixing clips, so have a good supply handy for refitting.
Sounds good that they are stainless. I was hoping I could strip them myself though. I'll order a supply of the clips.......

anyone have any suggestions for what I can use to strip the paint? Cellulose thinners??

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Before going professional I tried myself with paint stripper. It just took ages as the paint is quite thick in places and it was a messy affair..
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I don't mind spending time on this, as I have a spare set of trims (albeit in red), so I was going to look to buy some sort of stripper and then just take it one strip at a time until I have all of them done. Then simply swap them over when the weather picks up (whenever that may be!). I may even break less clips if its warmer......

Anyone got any recommendations for what to use on the paint?

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I don't mind spending time on this, as I have a spare set of trims (albeit in red), so I was going to look to buy some sort of stripper and then just take it one strip at a time until I have all of them done. Then simply swap them over when the weather picks up (whenever that may be!). I may even break less clips if its warmer......

Anyone got any recommendations for what to use on the paint?

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have a look here at what Colin did

http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...ad.php?t=60566

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Hi Stu,

Thanks for the reply and the link was very informative. I may even look at doing the trims on the sills now..........

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