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Black overlay applied to stainless trim - Help? 1

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CCinPA

Automotive
Jan 3, 2016
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I'm looking for a resource that can apply the black overlay to four trim pieces. The material is rigid about 6-mils thick.

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1) Just showing the location of the trim as reference
2) Top is trim as it should be... Bottom is the black overlay removed.



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You could talk to powder coaters, but the masking will be tricky.

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P.E. Metallurgy, Plymouth Tube
 
Are you sure the parts are stainless steel? Typically those parts are plastic moldings with electroplated copper + nickel + chromium.

The black color usually is an adhesive tape, such as those provided by Avery Denison or 3M:




A typical high-volume applicator would be Tesa:

 
409 stainless is very common for these trim pieces, but your tape comments still apply Cory.

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P.E. Metallurgy, Plymouth Tube
 
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