I'm looking to black out the chrome on the grill of my 2000 Jimmy and black out the silver rub strip on the sides and rear. Anyone have any advice on the best way to prep them and the best kind of paint to use for each? Thanks in advance.

 

i have some good results using a foam sanding pad and scuffing up the trim, then cleaning well with water then denatured alochol. tempurature
plays a big part in this so, keep the area above 70* when painting, and spray light coats, for the exterior trim i used Rustolium OEM black trim and bumper paint, there are to colors. one is a dark grayish black, and the one i mentioned above is black, just like the trim on most cars and trucks. I have painted all the panels on my Envoy with this stuff and also
my steel offroad bumper, worked out very well..

 

I like to use the red scotch brite pad first and don't be afraid of pushing to hard. You want the surface to be dull, then use MEK to wipe it all down. Then just tape and paint. Take your time with the prep and taping. If you rush them your paint job will look like crap. I have used monstaliner and herculiner as well as rattle cans. If you want a heavy duty paint, monstaliner wins. For rattle cans, I like to use a flat color first with multiple coats going a different angles to blend well and then use a gloss clear coat, using the same technique. Using a gloss paint over a large surface area is hard to not have it look wavy with even coverage. That's why I like to use the flat first, it seems to cover and blend better.

 

Thanks guys. Much appreciated.