I have been telling people for a while how this is 100% a good alternative as long as it isn't being stretched a lot. Especially on internal parts that do not experience temp extremes or weather. On a "classic" car these would hold up better than the daily drivers since most are kept in the garage and only driven occasionally. I personally would have taken the trim off so that I could get the vinyl edge hidden behind the trim. However, that is only if you are not in a hurry and want to spend a long time removing parts
I vinyl chrome wrapped the wing vents on my 68 Mustang. They turned out great and it saved me from buying new ones. I sanded the pitting and "bubbling" smooth, cleaned them good and applied the wrap. Easy!
Absolutely a viable alternative to getting it re chromed/anodized, that’s expensive. My son did some of this on his car using a flat black wrap, he was working at a wrap shop at the time, so he had access to lots of scraps and did several things with it.
I got small paint chipping on my 63 Ford galaxy. There’s been body filler in it very thick. I was able to sand down to bare metal. A video on that would be great.
You can also use aluminum foil / HVAC tape which works well and looks really nice. I think it could be a little more forgiving and a bit less fiddly then the vinyl wrap also.
YT has a whole bunch of videos about how to wrap. It's shocking how few of them bother to do more than just glance off the topic of cleaning and cleanliness of the substrate.
That was a very interesting experiment thank you. But seams to me it would have been easier to just pull the trim. But I do auto upholstery so I have some experience in doing that. But I am wondering if that would work on a 69 F-250 grill. I think that would be fun for you to try.
The key to this is to use the proper tools which he is not doing. clean the surface with alcohol use a 30 degree breakaway blade to keep a fresh sharp blade for each new cut and some tucking tools.
It is ok, but I think that it would eventually oxidize if exposed to water frequently. Vinyl has a superiority. Foil tape is one way car modelers get the window trim silver in their builds instead of paint
I hate to bust your bubble, but I used this stuff on my trim, and it came out absolutely perfect...AK Super Chrome Paint 60ml Bottle Hobby and Model Enamel Paint #9198
