Paint over Old Chrome Plating????

[Chuck Kuntz]

I have some w/s and door trim moldings that were chrome plated and I want to Paint and/or wood grain them. I bead blasted them and scuffed them down with 180 grit. What is the best primer to apply for adhesion???

 

[CharlieLed]

I have used a variety of 2K/epoxy DTM primers over the years but I have found the Advantage 325 to be one of the best for adhesion and sandability http://www.advantagerefinishproduct...-build-2k-direct-to-metal-primer-gray-2-1-voc
I rate how well a primer performs by how thin I can sand it when it feathers out. This primer does not lose adhesion all the way down to where you can see through it.

 

[john worden]

Sand, prime and paint them as if they were bare steel.

 

[TStiles]

I've had luck with zinc chromate.

 

[DavidG]

Take them to the local chrome plater and have them stripped down to the underlying nickel plating which has much better paint adhesion characteristics. The stripping is a electro-chemical process that takes only a few minutes and many platers won't even charge you for it.