Painting over plastic chrome to flat black

I want to change the front appearance of my pickup grille. It is made of plastic but looks like chrome. I want to paint it flat black but normal paint will chip off from high speed bug impacts. What type of paint should I use?

Donald Eads
retired - Cameron, Missouri, USA
2007

Chrome cannot be reliably painted; you would need to strip it first, which is a big job. Does a different model of the same truck come with a grill that isn't chromed? It would be better to repaint a painted grill.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
Ted is available for instant help
or longer-term assistance.
2007

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