Blacked chrome - how to touch up ?......

[vitesse39]

How do !
The original spec blacked chrome on my BM is fading or gone in a few places.
Does anyone know how to 'touch up' the effected areas ?......paint or something ?

Cheers

Vitesse39

[Bobtherallyfan]

vitesse39 said:

How do !
The original spec blacked chrome on my BM is fading or gone in a few places.
Does anyone know how to 'touch up' the effected areas ?......paint or something ?

Cheers

Vitesse39

Can anyone explain what the point of blacked chrome is in the first place?

[juice]

Bobtherallyfan said:

Can anyone explain what the point of blacked chrome is in the first place?

Normal chrome is too shiney

Obvs.

[vitesse39]

juice said:

Bobtherallyfan said:

Can anyone explain what the point of blacked chrome is in the first place?

Normal chrome is too shiney

Obvs.

I should, perhaps at this point, make it known that I bought it pre loved with the black chrome !

[FWIW]

Do you mean “high gloss shadowline”?

[vitesse39]

FWIW said:

Do you mean “high gloss shadowline”?

There's more than one type ?!!!!!!

....er.....could be.....I'd have to check see if it's in the hand book and original sale doc's......

[unsprung]

Where does this fit along the spectrum with, say, piano black?

[vitesse39]

unsprung said:

Where does this fit along the spectrum with, say, piano black?

I'd say it's a sort of satin finish, just very black to match the rest of the car which is standard BM Black. If it helps it's a 56 plate 335i touring.

[unsprung]

vitesse39 said:

unsprung said:

Where does this fit along the spectrum with, say, piano black?

I'd say it's a sort of satin finish, just very black to match the rest of the car which is standard BM Black. If it helps it's a 56 plate 335i touring.

I see. Satin puts things into context.

The car wouldn't happen to be of the row-your-own variety, would it?

[vitesse39]

unsprung said:

I see. Satin puts things into context.

The car wouldn't happen to be of the row-your-own variety, would it?

Not that I know of.......

[unsprung]

vitesse39 said:

unsprung said:

I see. Satin puts things into context.

The car wouldn't happen to be of the row-your-own variety, would it?

Not that I know of.......

Unlikely at any rate.

How easy would it be to check How Many Left for signs of the E91 with manual transmission ?

(sorry; I'm not quite sure how to find this myself, so I ask )

[x type]

https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/

try there ?

[unsprung]

x type said:

https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/

try there ?

Cheeky assist.

Been there. Couldn't find the term "manual".

Are we to assume that all vehicles are manual transmission unless noted as "auto"?

[Super Sonic]

Sharpie. Same for kerbed blackity wheels.

[SS427 Camaro]

vitesse39 said:

I'd say it's a sort of satin finish, just very black to match the rest of the car which is standard BM Black. If it helps it's a 56 plate 335i touring.

Our 04 330d M Sport Coupe has this. I had a quick go with car polish, but it didn’t really do much. I’m going to ( gently ) try some Solvo Auto Sol on it.

[Tommo87]

FWIW said:

Do you mean “high gloss shadowline”?

I think so, but if it’s black it clearly isn’t chrome.

Unless pink snow is also a thing..