H3 Help!!! Get this chrome off my hummer!!

[ffmf2101]

Hey guys I'm trying to get rid of the chrome that is on my new to me hummer. There is a chrome insert stuck onto the fuel tank filler housing and the cap. I have tried to pull it off to the of almost breaking and afraid I'm seriously going to mess something up

. Any help or ideas would be helpful!!

 

[poweraidon]

Just plasti dip it


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[USMC_TOP]

OMG I am doing the same thing! Someone put that dam whole chrom kit on mine and I want it all off too! I'll figure it out and let ya know.

 

[Peep]

Danger

Watch it! it can spread

 

[Chook]

See if you can find a part number or manufacturer on it (or search the web to find one similar)

Go to their website & see if you can download the fitting instructions, parts list, etc. When you find out how it is installed you will have a much better idea how to remove it.

If you can't find anything I would use some fishing line under the outer flange. It is likely some sort of adhesive or adhesive tape but if it is screwed or bolted in you will feel where they are.

 

[USMC_TOP]

I have the same one and it's suppose to be held on with 3m two sided tape

 

[Xlr8n]

Heat up the outer flange real well with a hairdryer and it'll pop right off

 

[USMC_TOP]

You got me motivated to pull my chrome taillight covers and side markers and air intake things this weekend! And that dam chrome monstrosity on my hood!

 

[USMC_TOP]

Black is the new chrome.........

 

[Peep]

Does anyone do their own plastic coating? If so what do you need to buy?

 

[rascole]

Black is the new chrome.........

Plasti dip is the new chrome. lol

 

[H3Ray]

Plasti dipping sh*t is a really cheap, dumb and miserly way of jerry rigging your prized Hummer!
Spend the money and do right = Powder coat it or sand it down & hi heat Lowes spray paint.

 

[Bigunit]

To each his own H3Ray - live and let live, unless you are a crab with healthy legs. I do have to say though, that hi-heat Lowe's spray paint is not exactly a high-end option either.

 

[alrock]

I bet that's 3M tape as well. The heat gun sounds like a good solution.

 

[Chook]

I bet that's 3M tape as well. The heat gun sounds like a good solution.

Applying heat to a gas cap seems a pretty dangerous thing to be recommending......................Just Sayin !!!

 

[H3Ray]

I understand the goal but plasti dip. It's caked on plastic liquid that turns hard. Like dipping your ice cream cone in hot chocolate then it dries, and you eat it. DON'T USE IT. WASTE OF MONEY. Instead, a good sanding of the part, then lowes or HD hi heat paint should hold up way longer than plasti-junk-dip. Seriously.

 

[derian06]

I would re do my handles and mirror caps if I could figure out how to take them off[emoji23]


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[ReconH3]

With chrome, sanding isn't the solution either. It's better than painting on a shiny surface, but to do it right you have to give it an acid bath. With chromed plastic, that's not an option.


"Ex Umbris Venimus"

 

[benlaud87]

I believe muriatic acid will work on plastic, atleast the diluted stuff you get from lowes/Home Depot

 

[Steve #1]

[h=1]Removing Chrome from Plastic (How To)[/h]

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

I understand the goal but plasti dip. It's caked on plastic liquid that turns hard. Like dipping your ice cream cone in hot chocolate then it dries, and you eat it. DON'T USE IT. WASTE OF MONEY. Instead, a good sanding of the part, then lowes or HD hi heat paint should hold up way longer than plasti-junk-dip. Seriously.

Plasti-dip isn't terribly robust, and it does look really bad when it peels off chrome. With that said, if you don't know whether or not you want the look - then plasti-dip is the cat's pjs. On my 3, I plasti-dipped the grill first to see if I really wanted a completely blacked out rig - once I decided it was right, I used spray on bedliner for a more permanent fix. Contrary to the crap I give Twinmill, I do like some chrome (remember, my name, SuperBUICKguy? my Buick is a 1950 Buick and I wouldn't lose the chrome for anything on it) - thus, what's the style today (black being the new chrome) may not be the style in 10 years (remember pro-fairground and those pastels?), so completely destroying the finish via sanding really could come back to bite you....

everything has its place, and options are nice.

 

[derian06]

Plasti-dip isn't terribly robust, and it does look really bad when it peels off chrome. With that said, if you don't know whether or not you want the look - then plasti-dip is the cat's pjs. On my 3, I plasti-dipped the grill first to see if I really wanted a completely blacked out rig - once I decided it was right, I used spray on bedliner for a more permanent fix. Contrary to the crap I give Twinmill, I do like some chrome (remember, my name, SuperBUICKguy? my Buick is a 1950 Buick and I wouldn't lose the chrome for anything on it) - thus, what's the style today (black being the new chrome) may not be the style in 10 years (remember pro-fairground and those pastels?), so completely destroying the finish via sanding really could come back to bite you....

everything has its place, and options are nice.

X2
I'm going through this process right now. I'm tired of yellow and chrome showing up all over.


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[Xlr8n]

I understand the goal but plasti dip. It's caked on plastic liquid that turns hard. Like dipping your ice cream cone in hot chocolate then it dries, and you eat it. DON'T USE IT. WASTE OF MONEY. Instead, a good sanding of the part, then lowes or HD hi heat paint should hold up way longer than plasti-junk-dip. Seriously.

Everything has it's place and purpose. Not a big fan of the whole plasti-coated cars, but I did use it to black out my emblems over two years ago and have driven through two winters on salted roads, and driven througn hundreds of car-washes and they still look like they were black from the factory. Held up better than any high-heat spray paint and looks much better than any spray painted part I've ever seen.

And you know what the best part is? I can take it off anytime I want with no hassle. Not a bad deal for $6.

Have you ever even tried the stuff in this manner or are you just spouting off?

 

[Xlr8n]

Applying heat to a gas cap seems a pretty dangerous thing to be recommending......................Just Sayin !!!

I recommended a hair dryer, not a heat gun. And you heat it up before you take the gas cap off. Come on now folks, use some common-sense here. You aren't going to blow up your car with a hair dryer.