Hey Stovebolters, I’ve begun restoring the rear bumper brackets, as they are pretty rusted up. I have primed one thus far & will be finishing them in black enamel. V/r, Nick
Stovebolters, I removed the rust & paint from the rear bumper. I used gray primer & now it’s ready for light gray enamel. Why? The 1952 & 1953 suburbans had light gray bumpers due to Korean War bright work shortages.
On the ‘52 ‘Burb project I: 1) finished painting & mounting the rear bumper brackets; 2) painted 2 coats light gray on the rear bumper; 3) begun working on the badly rusted rear filler panel which had 4 different paint colors. The filler panel was bought years ago off of ebay; & completely removed rust & paint from the filler panel.
After getting the rear bumper filler panel to bare metal, I primed it & final painted it. I have it placed where it needs to go & mounted the rear bumper. I will next get the underneath brackets for the filler panel cleaned & painted.
Today I partial mounted the rear filler panel with 2 of the 4 brackets. I cleaned the 2 interior brackets, primed, and painted them black. You can see from the pic how rusted they came. Next I will mount them .
