Chrome delete
Every bit of silver,
gone.
Window surrounds, grille frames, badges, mirror caps, roof rails and door handles, taken from chrome to black. The cheapest change that makes a car look like a different car.
Manufacturers put chrome on cars because it photographs well in a brochure. On the road it dates a car faster than almost anything else, and it is the first thing people want gone.
Every piece comes off where it can, gets wrapped or painted, and goes back on. Trim that cannot be removed gets wrapped in place, with the film tucked behind the edges rather than trimmed along them. Done properly the car looks like it left the factory that way.
- Turnaround
- Two to three days
- Where
- 9 Tech Way, Cranbourne VIC 3977
- Film brands
- 3M, Avery Dennison, Hexis, KPMF, Orafol, Teckwrap
What you can have
As much or as little as you want gone.
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Full exterior
Window surrounds, grille, badges, mirrors, handles and roof rails. The usual job and the one that changes the car most.
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Grille and front bar
The face of the car on its own. Fast, and it is what people see first.
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Badges only
Model and trim badges blacked or removed entirely. A small change with a clean result.
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Interior trim
Silver plastic on the dash, doors and console, taken down to match the rest of the cabin.
The work
Chrome delete out of
the Cranbourne workshop.
How it goes
How the trim gets done.
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01
Strip what comes off
Badges, handles, mirror caps and grille surrounds come off the car where they can. Wrapping a piece off the car is what puts the edge where you cannot see it.
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02
Clean and prep
Chrome is slick. Every piece is cleaned and prepped so the film or the paint has something to hold.
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03
Wrap or paint
Film for trim that has to stay reversible, paint for pieces where a wrapped edge would show. Gloss, satin or matte.
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04
Refit
Everything goes back on the car and the edges are post-heated so nothing lifts in the sun.
Questions we get asked.
Wrapped or painted - which is better?
Wrapped comes off again, so the car can go back to standard, and it is the usual answer on a lease or a car you will sell. Painted is permanent and has no edge at all, which suits complex pieces. We will tell you which suits the specific trim on your car.
Will it peel in the car wash?
Not if the edges are tucked rather than cut, which is why pieces come off the car. Automatic washes with brushes are still worth avoiding.
Can you do just the badges?
Yes, and it is the cheapest thing on this list. Some people go further and have them removed entirely.
Does it work on plastic chrome?
Most modern trim is chromed plastic rather than metal, and it takes film and paint fine. It is what most of these jobs are.
Book the car in.
Tell us the make, model and what you are after. We will come back with a price and a rough date.
