Door panel improvement

[brigond]

My eBay purchased upper door panel has arrived today .it's a very good condition rep lacement for my 1971 charger . there is a chrome lik e border surrounding the padded area of the door panel . it's actually a foil covered  plastic border about the thickness of a coat hanger wire . The foil tape is coming up in a lot of areas . Has anybody had any good results on trying to restore this plastic piping ?  I was thinking of using silver model paint . With some good quality paint brushes , a lot of patience, I think it will be an improvement but not sure if it will stay .

Also, product suggestions on what to use on old vinyl  door panels ?

[Ghoste]

There are people who have used chrome paint with varying degrees of success.  I wonder though, has anyone tried that foil that modellers use to duplicate chrome on parts like yours?

[CDN72SE]

I think this is the foil Ghoste is speaking of: http://www.bare-metal.com/bare-metal-foil.html . I think I have also heard of people using the chrome-like tape used to cover the gaps in heating ducts. I'll need to get around to doing mine sometime.

[Ghoste]

That's the stuff.  Do you know anyone who used it in their interior?  The duct pipe tape is an interesting thought too.

[brigond]

Thanks for the responses. The tape idea does sound good but ill bet it would be a real P.I.A. to get it on perfectly. I'm still thinking of the paint. I'll try to scuff and remove the old foil tape first.

[brigond]

I did use silver model paint  on my dash panel . I painted the perimeter of the AC vents and the charger SE emblem. it came out reall nice . I'm sure it will hold out since the car is garage kept. If it doesn't, I would have no problem doing it over. I used a good set of model paint brushes. It was a little tedious but the end result was worth it and rewarding.