I want to go from "chrome" to black. Has anyone done this? Is there some compound I can rub on them to darken or do I have to paint them?

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06 White KJ Sport 4x4
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2432458/1

blue painters tape /exacto knife / news paper / rusto rattle can / patience...

Debadge and contact Pixel...
So much easier and still looks great.

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06 KJ Sport
-245/75/16 Destination A/T's
-Debadged and decaled
-Liberator door handles

Scary, did you do it?

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06 White KJ Sport 4x4
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2432458/1

I would try debadging

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no i havent. but ive thought about it for sometime. another option is two buy new decals from jeep and paint them then stickem. i debadged. i have seen post on here before and they did it with this method i beleive. either way. im all for removing the chrome look.

i would heat the letters with a heatgun/hair dryer... take them off... take off the old 2 sided tape with some glue remover (has to be real clean).. scuff them lightly with mild sand paper.. spray them black... retape them with some 3M double sided tape and put'em back on.

making a template of where they go might be a good idea.. as well as a few pictures.

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2006 Renegade. Completely stock.

I don't know seems like alot of work and I would never get the letters back on straight. I like the badges so I definitely don't want them off permanently. Maybe I will just tape off and spray.

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06 White KJ Sport 4x4
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2432458/1

Got this idea from my camaro buddy who painted his raised letters on some aluminum valve covers. They looked fabulous.
Tape the outlining areas getting as close to letters as you can. You will need so lightly sand chrome so I would do that now. Then get some playdoh or clay and smear in between letters. You can then use a small screwdriver, knife or whatever pleases use to scrape doh or clay from top of letters and get the exact surface you want to paint. Then use a surface prep cleaner ( Prep-sol) or such and clean surface for painting. I personally would use an etch primer, then top coat. Once it dries, then you can peel out playdoh or clay and finish clean up.
NOTE: he had to spray his valve covers with clear coat first as playdoh is oily and was soaking into the aluminum causing paint to peel, may not have to worry about that since all your parts are already painted/chromed. I personally would use clay as it is water based and may clean up easier....not sure, test something old first.
also make sure you tape/paper large area of door/fender whatever to prevent overspray.
Let us know what you do and how it turns out!!!!

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'99 Tahoe, 3" BL, 285/75/16's , MT II's.
'05 Liberty Sport, -wifey's
'98 Poncho Fireturd, 3.8L, .....the purple pig!

Or you can use Liquid Tape, they sell it at hobby stores. works great on Models just brush it around the area you dont want to be painted and spray away. then just peel it of.

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