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Now that I've done it once, I think I could do it again much quicker. That being said, like Eatinitup said, as cheap as it is (I found it as Lowe's for $6 a can), if it only lasts a year or two I'll take the few hours to paint it again. $20 and a couple hours of my time isn't much if I only have to do it every year or so (although I would expect it would hold up much longer than that).

Over the weekend I plasti dipped all the remaining chrome on my Edge (grill, chrome strip along door, chrome on back, and chrome lettering). It was actually much easier than I had thought. It took much longer to actually prep everything than to actually do the painting. I ended up putting on four coats, and I think it turned out really well. The main takeaway I had is when taping up around what you are painting, leave some space between the tape and the edge of what you're painting. For example, on the chrome strip at the top of the door, I taped it where the edge of the tape was going under the chrome peice to protect the window seal. However, when removing the tape, it was very difficult to keep it from pulling the plasti dip off the chrome piece I just painted. In hindsight I should have left a gap and just pulled the excess plasti dip off (It was very easy to remove the access on the other places).

I've decided to do plasti dip on the grille and see how easy it going on. That will help me deside if I want to do 3M on the other pieces or plasti dip them. Either way I'm planning to tackle this project this weekend and I'll definitely post pictures and let everyone know how (hopefully) easy it was to do.

I've looked into the stuff a little. Would I have to remove the front grille to put it on (may be easiest in the long run)? Also, if I used plasti dip on the grille, I still think I would use the 3M wrap on the chrome piece above the grille and along the doorframe (correct?).

Thanks for the advice. I'm hoping it will be pretty easy. I was actually thinking of using the matte black on the grille also since my wheels are a matte black.

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I think my next step will be to black out the chrome on the grille and along the top of the door. I'm thinking I'll give the 3M wrap a try to black it out.

Thanks. I realized after I posted that it looked like you had the Sport and would have only done the top piece. Still, it looks really good. I think I'm going to try this route rather than the plasti-dip route. This one looks a little quicker and easier to fix mistakes.

That looks awesome. I have a Red Limited and just put black wheels on it and am thinking about blacking out the rest of the chrome and I think this would be a good solution. How much of the 3M wrap did you have to buy to cover the entire grille?

Thanks Eatinitup. I checked out your gallery and also checked out the other TSW wheels (along with just about any black wheel I could fine on the web). In the end I decided to go with some 18" Montegi MR118, which I'm very happy with. I now have the stock chrome wheels for sale, which I plan to post in the classified section later.

I bought a 2012 Edge Limited last month. It came with the stock 18'' chrome wheels. It's the Ruby Red color and I think it would look great with 20" black wheels. From what I've seen so far, I think the TSW Donington looks the best. Does anyone have an opinion on what other wheels may look good or have some pictures of an Edge with a similar color with 20" black wheels so I can get an idea of what it would look like? I've looked through the gallery and there are some nice looking Edge's in there with black wheels. Also, if anyone is interested in buying my stock 18" chrome wheels or tires, let me know (it would be easier to convince my wife I need new wheels and tires if I could sell the stock ones). I would be willing to sell the wheels and tires separetly if someone was interested in one or the other. I'm located in Nashville, TN and would be willing to ship (I also posted an add in the classified section). Thanks!

I purchased a 2012 Edge Limited last month and am absolutely in love with it. I think replacing the stock 18'' wheels with some 20'' black wheels would really make the Edge stand out (I have the Ruby Red color). In order to help me sell the idea that I need new wheels and tires on an already new vehicle to my wife, I would like to know if there's any interest in buying my stock wheels and tires. I'm willing to sell the tires and wheels separetly if someone is just interested in one or the other. The tires only have about 1,500 miles on them. I'm located in Nashville, TN but would be willing to ship the wheels/tires if the buyer pays for shipping. Edit: I decided to buy some 18" black wheels (Montegi MR118 which I'm very happy with) so I have the stock 18" chrome clad wheels for sale. These wheels only have about 3,000 miles on them and are excellent condition. I would take $175 a piece for the wheels or $600 for the set. I'm in Nashville but would be willing to ship the wheels (buyer pays shipping, but I get pretty cheap shipping through my company). The wheels would be shipped in the boxes my new wheels came in, so they would be protected during shipping.

If you are looking for a hitch mount rack, I would recommend the Kuat NV. It's the best one that I've found and I'm very happy with mine. Before you install a hitch, you may want to look into the SeaSucker brand bike racks. They use marine grade suction cups to attach to your vehicle. Each suction cup is rated to over 300 pounds, and I have two pairs that I use on another vehicle. I know someone else that has them and neither of us have had any problems from them. I'm not sure if your Edge has a sun roof or not, but that might be the only problem with this type of rack.