Well I made the mistake and didn't remove the chrome and it caused the paint to crack and chip off. Also i glass beaded the whole thing to bring it down to bare plastic because whatever they coat these grills with started to lift after my father painted it. So this time around i removed the chrome and stripped the whole thing down. I also set it back a little. Now i just need to fix it in place and start the fun of sanding and some filler/bondo.