tpak addict 1,909 Posted September 10, 2015 Lets face it we Fairmont and Fairlane owners have seen this and it makes the car look like crap..... It brings the whole look of the car down... So here is a cheap easy solution thanks to the interwebs and little dollars... So hit up good ol' ebay and get some 9mm chrome tape (perfect size) but you can get 12mm if none is available... Should set you back a whopping $10 or so including shipping,,,, May take up to 4 weeks if from china,,,,, What you need is.... Your chrome tape. A nice sharp knife,,,, Wax & grease remover.... Now sit on ya bum and get your knife..... Slide along the top and lower edge of the chrome strip on the car with the knife. When you have done that a few times. Peel away the chrome strip. you should have just a greyish looking bit underneath. Clean off with the wax and grease remover. Let area dry. Get your chrome tape and place level with lower edge and just rub around 1cm on one end. Pull the tape with medium pressure and line up to other end and run finger across the strip.. cut off end (roughly ok at this point_ Now run finger over the chrome strip and make sure it is all down and run finger nail on top and bottom to get the chrome strip to get it right in there (you can grow your finger nails while you are waiting for chrome tape to arrive). Then trim off excess.... Tada..... Dont like chrome? Your choice of colour, after all its only pinstripe.... This will last a while but may need to do every couple years if you want it to look at its best. But its only $10 and a hour of your time (depending on how many you need to do).... 5 Mixalis, Mr Polson, wagoon and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thom 6,655 Posted September 11, 2015 Neat little trick there jim Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tpak addict 1,909 Posted September 11, 2015 Its cheap and effective... and unless you look closely you cant tell.... For little money it makes a world of difference... Time I have, Money not so much of.... 1 Thom reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deankxf 20,362 Posted September 11, 2015 nice tutorial, seen the XD fairmont moulds done up as ESP style in similar way.. makes a big improvement. 1 XTREME KARTS XF reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
