Set off your trim!
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 163
Likes: 0
From: Newington CT
Set off your trim!
I just found this stuff at the craft store that is EXCELLENT! I used it to go over all of the console and gauge trim where all of the "chrome" came off.
It's called Krylon Silver Leaf and it's in a pen. The tip is made of some kind of fiber, so when you start to go over those raised lines on the console and gauge trim, it develops a nice groove. So it gets REAL EASY to just sweep this groove over all those raised edges that used to be "chrome". It improves the look 100%, and looks even better with a second application.
I also used it to do the "chrome" parts on the inside door handle trim.
Just thought I'd share my discovery. I got so many tips and tricks here, I figure it's my turn to give back...
I'll post pics if I get a chance. I wish I had taken 'before' pics, but alas it is too late.
-Corky
It's called Krylon Silver Leaf and it's in a pen. The tip is made of some kind of fiber, so when you start to go over those raised lines on the console and gauge trim, it develops a nice groove. So it gets REAL EASY to just sweep this groove over all those raised edges that used to be "chrome". It improves the look 100%, and looks even better with a second application.
I also used it to do the "chrome" parts on the inside door handle trim.
Just thought I'd share my discovery. I got so many tips and tricks here, I figure it's my turn to give back...
I'll post pics if I get a chance. I wish I had taken 'before' pics, but alas it is too late.
-Corky
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 8,339
Likes: 24
From: I can walk to MA
Paint pens ... good for touch up but remember it is paint - not chrome.
I remember going over the entire interior of my first car (70 Impala)
with a gold paint pen. I had never seen the Krylon brand ...
I remember going over the entire interior of my first car (70 Impala)
with a gold paint pen. I had never seen the Krylon brand ...
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski