Sounds interesting. His other work looks pretty cool.

 

Do you have any other pics of your car yet?!? Or have I just missed them?



On another note, are you just going to leave a bare parting line between the chrome and the plastic, or are you going to run some sort of bead/strip between the two to further differentiate the two materials?

 

how much does the shop charge for "chrome" painting?

 

Hold on... It looks like you sealed up the part line on the outside of the covers, with no intentions to separate the two halves again. If so, don't you need to open them back up to re-cover the metal hoops underneath when reinstalling on the car? Or do I have it all wrong?

 

thats the best chroming..

friend of mine was the m3 chrome guy... make sure UV coat in clear

 

the hoops are heat sealed, so if you split them in half theres really no way in putting it back together......so splitting the hoop off is not the way to take it off......

 

I have always thought body colored hoops and the rear compartment would look good, waiting to see this turn out.

 

It is hard to tell from the pics, but the covers are still on the metal hoop assemblies. I had read how it was almost impossible to get them back on, and I wanted to eliminate the part line on the outside, so it would look like one piece.

I am still debating about what to do at the partline between the painted and unpainted parts. I am leaning toward getting some sort of rubber trim and running it around the seam. I have a couple of weeks to figure out what to do. Any suggestions?

 

can't wait to see this

 

What would be sweet is if you covered the rest of the hoops and your center console in leather, like the dash of an Aston Martin . I'm guessing that's not feasible though...

I'd suggest that you use something minimal: If you use a rubber strip, I'd do really thin. Maybe a metal rod?

Are you chroming anything else on the car? Side mirrors? Windshield header ?