But as Bjorn mentions, the 9 dash paints up well. I, too, did my 9 dash exactly the same way and whith the exact same paint. It will not be an exact match of the chrome plate from the factory; even so, the results are spectacular.

As prep work, scrub the dog crap out of it with strong detergent, rinse and scrub again. I have a seady hand, also, and I was able to mound a tall band of paint on the area, allowing more depth to the paint.

I only had one or two areas where the paint fell just over the edge, so I cannot comment on how to remove paint. After the paint dried, I used an exacto knife to scrape the areas that fell just over the edge.

Next, I held the exacto knife at an angle, and scraped around the parimiter. This creates an incredibally sharp transition at the edge of the paint, and it makes a huge difference in the cosmetic appearance.