Tinting Chrome accents

Not sure if you guys have thought about this, but it adds a nice touch. I know the F50 guys like to remove the tint on the chrome haha. Here is some we did:

[IMG]http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/283991_1677847125264_1810093052_1084712_3750753_n.jpg[/IMG]

and after
[IMG]http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/283140_1677849085313_1810093052_1084715_6913792_n.jpg[/IMG]

Just adding a bit can make it black chrome, smoked chrome, or just a light hint to take down the glare. 

Depending on the cars color, and your overall out look you may want to give this a shot. I know as far as my build; color has a lot to do with how much chrome there will be on the car. But now since we have done this, maybe the chrome is to much, maybe i should just tint it a bit :biggthumpup: 

Got the idea from blue nissan emblems from the Leaf. you can go extreme blue chrome or even a super light blue tint.

You can have your paint supplier make up tints in clear so all you have to do is add hardner and reducer and away you go :giggity:

Been thinking about doing this with my UCF30 but its silver and I am not sure how it would look. I want to do the grille insert, the window trim etc.

Nice post.  /have you tried this on any flat/satin finished emblems?  I am wondering what the out come would be...thoughts?

Cool... you're my hero AJ!!!

The fairlady emblem is satin and it came out alright. 

And blanco yous crazy lol

What did you use to tint? I used some of this stuff from dupoint

[url]http://www.amazon.com/Dupli-Color-SHD1000-Shadow-Black-out-Coating/dp/B003E2AC0E[/url]

works great on chrome looking plastic, havent tried it on metal yet though.

interesting. but ours is a special formula muwahaha. Since our business actually does this i cant give it all away. Plus if i said just go through us it would be soliciting with out representation of vsc lol Maybe one day we will.. just not now, to much money.

When I did mine, I just used smoked vinyl...didnt have to take anything off or anything. just lay, and cut to shape...

I would probably use vinyl to cover mine, but the emblems are very simple on Scions.  I think with intricate lettering, a liquid would be better to catch all of the details.

Yup that is true.