gunmetal window trim

NJ | 330 · 05-07-2013, 02:13 AM

has anyone tried to paint the chrome to gunmetal? i think this would look pretty nice on a monaco blue with gunmetal rims. if not i was thinking about doing it maybe in a few days

SirHoward · 05-07-2013, 12:24 PM

That's what I was thinking about doing. Just never got around to it..
http://www.plastidip.com/blog/2012/0...ay-plasti-dip/
And if I didn't like it, I can just take it off..

NJ | 330 · 05-07-2013, 01:02 PM

Yeah but I'm talking about actual paint. I saw the plastidip and it just didn't pop for me.

exclusivo · 05-07-2013, 02:30 PM

I have monaco blue w/ gunmetal rims, but dont think the trim would look good. why would you want the window trim to pop anyway

wdeerfield · 05-07-2013, 03:00 PM

window trim should match the tint you put on the windows..

NJ | 330 · 05-07-2013, 04:59 PM

Well doesn't the chrome pop out to begin with? Having everything black on Monaco blue to begin with make the car way to dark imo I'm getting 35% tint and gunmetal rims and I don't think it would look bad at all.

SirHoward · 05-07-2013, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by NJ | 330

Yeah but I'm talking about actual paint. I saw the plastidip and it just didn't pop for me.

I would do plasti dip first just in case you don't like the way it look.. better to be safe than sorry..

NJ | 330 · 05-07-2013, 07:19 PM

Very true any local auto store carry it?

wdeerfield · 05-07-2013, 07:29 PM

i really wouldnt..

SirHoward · 05-07-2013, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by NJ | 330

Very true any local auto store carry it?

I don't know if it's a Online Only tho..
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Performix...8#.UYmdCrWsiSo

Game · 05-07-2013, 08:38 PM

Can't imagine it looking good.

DunkinDeezNuts · 04-29-2014, 12:22 PM

Been thinking about this too, I think that a lighter gunmetal trim would look good on a black car, but any color they usually look better with the black. Monaco Blue is tough, but I think it would look better with the black trim.

335iAP · 04-29-2014, 01:11 PM

I would use anthracite plastidip instead, to keep it looking like metal. Gunmetal plasti-dip comes out a weird gray/green/primer color.

http://www.uspmotorsports.com/True-M...lasti-Dip.html

AllBlackBimmer · 04-29-2014, 01:48 PM

If you do plasti-dip... use the "metalizer" or "glosser" or whatever to make it look like metal or paint...

plastic dip is OK, but I HATE the way it looks without a 'finish' to it... it looks like, well, plastic... which doesn't look right on any kind of car, let alone a BMW... add the glosser or metalizer and it can actually look really good.

dwells · 04-29-2014, 02:05 PM

Do it with vinyl. It'll be fairly cheap, and if you don't like it you can rip it off without having harmed the original trim.

NJ | 330 · 04-29-2014, 03:34 PM

Yeah I bought the shadow line trim for it, have yet to do tho.

05-07-2013, 02:13 AM	#1
NJ \| 330 Private First Class 25 Rep 176 Posts Drives: Monaco Blue 330xi Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	gunmetal window trim has anyone tried to paint the chrome to gunmetal? i think this would look pretty nice on a monaco blue with gunmetal rims. if not i was thinking about doing it maybe in a few days
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SirHoward Captain 83 Rep 693 Posts Drives: Da Car I Wanted Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Driver's Seat iTrader: (0)	That's what I was thinking about doing. Just never got around to it.. http://www.plastidip.com/blog/2012/0...ay-plasti-dip/ And if I didn't like it, I can just take it off..
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NJ \| 330 Private First Class 25 Rep 176 Posts Drives: Monaco Blue 330xi Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	Yeah but I'm talking about actual paint. I saw the plastidip and it just didn't pop for me. __________________ _______________________________________________ \| 330xi Monaco Blue \| CF Spoiler \| AA Exhaust \| \| OSS Angel Eyes \| CF Interior \| "Performance" Intake \|
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exclusivo Lieutenant Colonel 126 Rep 1,893 Posts Drives: race car Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: queens, ny iTrader: (11)	I have monaco blue w/ gunmetal rims, but dont think the trim would look good. why would you want the window trim to pop anyway __________________
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wdeerfield A family of bimmers 2747 Rep 7,742 Posts Drives: '18 G01 X3M40i Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Clifton Park, NY iTrader: (0)	window trim should match the tint you put on the windows.. __________________ 2018 PB/Black G01 X3M40i \| 699M \| ZDA \| ZPP \| ZPX \| Maxton front lip \| X3M vents \| 15mm Spacers \| Diamond G20 style grills
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NJ \| 330 Private First Class 25 Rep 176 Posts Drives: Monaco Blue 330xi Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	Well doesn't the chrome pop out to begin with? Having everything black on Monaco blue to begin with make the car way to dark imo I'm getting 35% tint and gunmetal rims and I don't think it would look bad at all. __________________ _______________________________________________ \| 330xi Monaco Blue \| CF Spoiler \| AA Exhaust \| \| OSS Angel Eyes \| CF Interior \| "Performance" Intake \|
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NJ \| 330 Private First Class 25 Rep 176 Posts Drives: Monaco Blue 330xi Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	Very true any local auto store carry it? __________________ _______________________________________________ \| 330xi Monaco Blue \| CF Spoiler \| AA Exhaust \| \| OSS Angel Eyes \| CF Interior \| "Performance" Intake \|
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wdeerfield A family of bimmers 2747 Rep 7,742 Posts Drives: '18 G01 X3M40i Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Clifton Park, NY iTrader: (0)	i really wouldnt.. __________________ 2018 PB/Black G01 X3M40i \| 699M \| ZDA \| ZPP \| ZPX \| Maxton front lip \| X3M vents \| 15mm Spacers \| Diamond G20 style grills
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DunkinDeezNuts Private First Class 14 Rep 135 Posts Drives: 2016 WRX STI Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (0)	Been thinking about this too, I think that a lighter gunmetal trim would look good on a black car, but any color they usually look better with the black. Monaco Blue is tough, but I think it would look better with the black trim. __________________ Retired: 2008 E92 335I Current: 2015 Jeep Wrangler, 2016 Subaru WRX STI Soon: E92 M3
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335iAP Captain 149 Rep 921 Posts Drives: AW E92 & F26 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: United States iTrader: (0)	I would use anthracite plastidip instead, to keep it looking like metal. Gunmetal plasti-dip comes out a weird gray/green/primer color. http://www.uspmotorsports.com/True-M...lasti-Dip.html
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AllBlackBimmer Colonel 815 Rep 2,869 Posts Drives: 2019 X3 m40i Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: USA iTrader: (-1)	If you do plasti-dip... use the "metalizer" or "glosser" or whatever to make it look like metal or paint... plastic dip is OK, but I HATE the way it looks without a 'finish' to it... it looks like, well, plastic... which doesn't look right on any kind of car, let alone a BMW... add the glosser or metalizer and it can actually look really good. __________________ 2019 X3 m40i:Carbon Black:Executive:Premium:Adaptive:Vernasca:699M:HK: Ambient:IND trim:M Mirrors:15mm spacers:Maxton lip:20% tint windows/pano:dsg paddles:TLG mudflaps 2008 328i E90 Jet Black:6MT:RWD:Premium:Sport:Xenon:MTEC V3 AEs:Front Splitters:CF spoiler:19" VMR FF v710
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04-29-2014, 02:05 PM	#15
dwells ಠ_ಠ 74 Rep 1,539 Posts Drives: Monaco Blue 335i coupe Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: New England iTrader: (6)	Do it with vinyl. It'll be fairly cheap, and if you don't like it you can rip it off without having harmed the original trim. __________________ \| 335i coupe \| Monaco Blue \| JB4 G5 ISO \| Style 313M \| Huper 40% tint \| Aero lip \| CSL trunk spoiler \| M3 sideskirts \| Paint-matched grilles \| Painted reflectors \| GP Thunder II angel eyes \| Smoked LED sidemarkers \| Self-coded \|
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04-29-2014, 03:34 PM	#16
NJ \| 330 Private First Class 25 Rep 176 Posts Drives: Monaco Blue 330xi Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	Yeah I bought the shadow line trim for it, have yet to do tho. __________________ _______________________________________________ \| 330xi Monaco Blue \| CF Spoiler \| AA Exhaust \| \| OSS Angel Eyes \| CF Interior \| "Performance" Intake \|
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