Recent content by FamilyTruckster

I'm telling ya! Everyday I like it more and more!

Well chrome is more of a series of chemical baths than being painted on, the only metal adherence I know of that is stronger would be enameling. That being said I think if I had to do it again I would have prepped the paint chemically first to soften it up a bit, there are some very minute...

Follow-up question. Should I seal the edges of the paint I removed? If so, what product would you recommend? I can imagine corrosion finding its way in down the line.

Chrome under paint -before and after. Ok Folks. I took a flathead xacto knife and scraped the paint off off the panel next to the rear Mazda emblem. I am not sure why Mazda decided to paint the chrome, perhaps it was a last minute design finesse decision, but painting on top of chrome just...

Paint coming off, so far so good.. Ok well since I have not heard from anyone just yet, I have decided to scrape off the paint and have the chrome show through. Its a little disconcerting scraping the paint, but so far its coming off well. I will post pics for anyone who is interested.

Hi Everybody, First post here. On our (just purchased) 2008 CX-9 GT AWD on the tailgate the paint is cracking. I know this is an issue, but am I out of luck with a dealer at this point? Also, was thinking of scrapping it off and just having the Chrome show through. Has anyone tried this and if...