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Old Mar 26, 2011 | 12:19 AM
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Has anyone here painted there chrome running boards black???? If so can you post pics and what steps you did to paint chrome...
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Old Mar 26, 2011 | 12:38 AM
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I painted my chrome bumpers... hit it with a grinder and then sanded it smooth
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Old Mar 26, 2011 | 01:03 AM
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you got pics
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Old Mar 26, 2011 | 01:10 AM
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If you want it to last you might want to powder coat it, paint doesn't sound like a good idea in my opinion.
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Old Mar 26, 2011 | 01:12 AM
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i thnk itd be easier to buy black ones and sell urs. im sure theres a bunch of people on here who who would buy them
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Old Mar 26, 2011 | 02:52 AM
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Rather than painting the step-bars, I had them powdercoated satin black.

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Old Mar 26, 2011 | 06:42 AM
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Originally Posted by 671f150stx
Has anyone here painted there chrome running boards black???? If so can you post pics and what steps you did to paint chrome...
I think the black bars from Ford are not all that expensive. I cant remember though. I have a black set and a chrome set. I did not like the chrome at first. I had the sales department get me the black ones also.
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Old Mar 26, 2011 | 08:16 AM
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I seen on an episode of trucks that duplicolor has a two can kit for painting chrome/ss it called shadow i was looking into it for my bumpers an bars
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Old Mar 26, 2011 | 10:42 AM
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de_drater - I seen on an episode of trucks that duplicolor has a two can kit for painting chrome/ss it called shadow i was looking into it for my bumpers an bars
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Old Mar 26, 2011 | 10:43 AM
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^^^^^ anyone used this?
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