KapsSA

Putting a stock radio back in the 79. Found a very nice AM/FM Cassette but the "chrome" trim around the face was a little worn. Found the "silver leafing pen" by Krylon at my local arts and crafts place. Darned if I can tell a difference from original and redone with the pen. Looks great. Could probably use it on the later C3 console and center bezel trim, too. Best of all it's paint, not ink. Thought I'd just mention it.
Mike

fl_rider

Another neat tip to file away for when I redo the interior.

Thanks again,
Chris B

Yellow73SB

Toms82

Hi,
I used a silver "Sharpie" marker on my console trim. It looks OK, but I think your idea is much better.
Thanks,
Tom

Jclgodale3

Thanks!

comp

Mike Mercury

appreciate your sharing

Yellow73SB

Do you have picturs of it? How durable is it? I was thinking of using it on my grills up front

KapsSA

Well, that's what this place is all about!

Don't have any pics, but like I said, I can't tell it from the original "chrome" lines on the front of the radio. Tried to use a silver metallic pen that my wife had, wiped right off. Just ink, maybe if I let it dry longer but I doubt it. The Krylon pen is paint in a magic marker type holder, broad tip. $5. Rubbed the finish with a rag and it held up nicely.

Mike

carl a

since we are both basically from the same area(im north of joliet ,,romeoville and your south of joliet ,,beecher) what retailer did you get it at?? i would be in the market for a few of these and would like to narrow down my search... B .T..W.. ,,,its cold in the greater chicago area in'st it??-------------------------------

KapsSA

Found it at a Michaels (arts & crafts) in the paint dept, packaged like a magic marker.
Darn cold today, and windy. And this is just the beginning!

Mike

carl a

never heard of michaels arts and crafts ,,, ill have to ask the mrs.. ya its like 10 degrees with the wind chill ,,my dads in harlington texas and it 80 degrees! i just saw the weather report and its supposed to be 50 on sunday and upper 40's monday the day i take the 73 to the machine shop to have the stroker pulled out and re ringed,,and new heads installed cant wait

1982CorvetteDude

about 15 years ago I did that to my 1978 Camaro with a silver "paint pen" I found in the model car section at wal-mart. Made by the "Testors" company I believe.

It worked really great on the Camaro script on the glove box.

redc3

i posted this info about a yr. ago when i redid all my gauges with auto meters and ruined the chrome on my shifter plate. its still a great tip for this type of touchup. and to all you modelers out there that use a brush to paint chrome trim on models.... this same pen will do it perfectly in about 30 seconds

Greenwood79

Did they have any other colors? I am trying to black out the round holes in my crager rims, which have oxidized badly. The chrome is pretty much gone. If this works good in a small area, have u tried it on a larger area, say the size of a quarter? How does it look??

Andy

gator79

I need to restore my 71 console trim, this if definitly worth a try. I was going to by a new one anyway. more money to spend elsewhere

fl_rider

Krylon Retailer Locator

Leafing Pens

MYBAD79

I used asilver Sharpie - I bought it at either Walgreens or CVS pharmacy, two in a pack for $2.99

Works great, looks great

carl a

call wallmart.ask for craft dept,ask craft dept if they have leafing pens,,my wallmart has them from elmers(the glue people)also have them at menards in the paint dept

carl a

i bought the leafing pen and didnt want to use silver,so i also bought a can of chrome paint,first i took 80 grit paper to the 2 grills to get the leading edge nice and true,after cleaning i shot them w/ g.m. wheel black.after drying i took the chrome paint and sprayed some in the cap,,used a q-tip to paint the edges chrome,,,came out nice! cant wait to see what they look like next to the center grill.it comes ups on monday.will post a photo-----------------------------------------------------------