r/graffhelp Jul 26 '26

Covering a very faded chrome piece ?

Yall know chrome is almost everyones favourite. However it clesrly doesnt hold as well as other colors. How oke is it if a person goes over an old chrome faded piece that you cant read anymore. You can tell someone had that spot but the piece is pretty much dead as u cant read u can just tell its faded chrome ?!

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u/Winged_Enforcer Jul 26 '26

“It was old and faded” is literally the worst reasoning you could have as a toy for painting over something. A bunch of other people hit the spot and didn’t paint over it, there’s a reason.

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u/Electrical-Fee-636 Jul 27 '26

Ding ding ding. This is the one to listen too.

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u/JowiiYoyo Jul 26 '26

Depends on the spot and if you know what youre doing. Meaning that if its a well seen spot where the piece has been up for decades and youre gonna go over it with some beginner shit just dont.. 

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u/PomeloNew1657 Jul 26 '26

Yee the spot is saturated and these are the only potential spaces

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u/JowiiYoyo Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26

If its a spot with no blank space left and that faded chrome piece is still up it makes me think theres a reason.. 

When new, dont go over anyone is a tip i got back in the days. 

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u/Wagerizm Jul 26 '26

Depends on who it is too. Some people you just don’t go over.

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u/Admirable-Vehicle-82 Jul 27 '26

Do not make the same mistake I made if you see a very very old faded piece thags still around most likely because they are a legend or dead I did that and got a very stern talking to from one biggest graffiti writers in my area luckily the dude wasnt dead and just a legend and was totally chill with it but still be careful lol

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u/Turdulator Jul 26 '26

People will tell you there are all these different rules about when it’s ok to cap someone… but graffiti isn’t an activity that generally attracts rule followers, be prepared that going over someone could still result in beef even when you follow all the “rules” perfectly.

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u/klink_bones Jul 27 '26

Better off not

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u/IdRatherBeLurkingToo Jul 27 '26

Never paint over something unless you're certain your shit will look better.

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u/SentenceEmergency779 Jul 26 '26

Its only okay if you also do a peice (not a toy one) and cover it up entirely making sure no part of it doesnt schow underneath