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| | | | Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,254 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,254 | What is the best way to refinish bumpers? I have the original front bumper that has been painted over and over with white spray paint and a step bumper on the rear.
Do they need to be stripped? With what?
And refinished. With what?
I would like to put a coat of tough paint on them so they take my abuse.
Dennis
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| | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 234 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2000 Posts: 234 | How about powder coat? Good for abuse.
-Boyo
'48 Willys CJ-2A / '55.1 Chevy 3600 / '66 Austin-Healey 3000 / '04 Volvo wagon (parenthood!?)
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 247 Member | | Member Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 247 | If it is a plain steel bumper, them it can be sandblasted. You do not have to be careful of it because the metal is thick enough that nothing will warp it - unlike sheetmetal. I would make sure that it is not a chrome bumper than has been painted over (don't laugh, it HAS happened) by scraping off some paint down to bare metal.
Powder coating is probably your best option for paint. It is the most resiliant for the price, you will have trouble chipping it with even a hammer.
If you are going to go to the trouble of doing this to you bumper, I suggest that you do it to all of your front trim (unless it is chrome). It will all look the same (same paint shade) and is tough as nails. You will probably get a break on price with the powdercoater too - He would rather do a lot of stuff than one or two pieces because it takes a long time to set up his equipment for different colors. You are wasting his time if you are doing only one piece. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 12 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 12 | who makes rolled pans for a 58 | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | If there is chrome underneath the paint, what is the best way to remove the chrome so that the bumper can be painted?
Thanks, Tim | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 69 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: May 2000 Posts: 69 | Arkrider: Mar-K in Oke City makes roll pans for 58s and most other years. Good folks. http://www.mar-k.com | | | | | Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,773 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,773 | Originally posted by tclederman:
If there is chrome underneath the paint, what is the best way to remove the chrome so that the bumper can be painted? Sand blasting. And the chrome probably has rust behind it, anyhow.
Fred
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