How do i paint my bumpers?

I agree..Rusty bumpers>Painted bumpers

 

Two thumbs down for painted bumpers, unless you're building an '80s flashback car.

 

Shhhh.. don;t give away my next project.

BTW. Do you know anyone that does splash graphics?

 

might as well go beige with teal graphics and heartbeat logo billet valvecovers!

 

Sandblast to bare metal, sand, prime,paint. It will stay until you tap something, then it will chip.

 

Contact Advanced Custom Chrome in Erie, PA. They do great work.

www.advancedcustomchrome.com

 

ok if know Chrome then i have one sugestion self leveling primer not the color its what you need under the base after you get the chrome off

 

it never gets old hearing ruh-tards make that same tired joke

and i meant the gl*** bumper on my 55

 

You so funny... but I would think you need to check again. I'm not the one with the stupid big sticker on my window, or the O/T car in my avatar.

 

got me there.
you say ta-mah-toe, i say you're a ruh-tard.
i love how riled up my "big stupid sticker" gets people, same reason i wanna paint that bumper
re-****in-lax dude.

 

Get them sand or bead blasted. The paint them just like anything else.

I guess you could acid etch them and paint them but blasting is a sure thing.

Don't listen to anyone else about to paint or not to paint. They don't have to be impressed by your car.

 

only here can a topic about a painted bumper bring a fight about a o/t avatar! i love this place!

 

Id sand/grind the chrome off leave it bare and clear it beore Id paint them body color. A bumper for a 49-50 ford shouldnt be that hard to find, they might even repop them...

 

It's kinda embarr***ing when all the people across the world on this board can make more sense in the english language than someone who lives in America. WTF are you babbling about?

 

I like your Caddi 8FLEET9.

 

That black Caddy looks beautiful

 

As long as the rust is gone and the original plating has good adhesion still, all you need is a roughed up surface to paint to. The roughing up process will almost always sand through the thin chrome layer and show the much thicker nickel layer underneath.

 

the other dude there was calling my sticker stupid, i think it's totally *****in'!
he says tomato, i say tomato.
oh wait, that dosen't make any sense!
so i spelled it the way you say it; toe-may-toe, tah-mah-toe, except i took the low-brow route and just called him a retard, but spelled it ruh-tard so it was politically correct. does that clear things up for you chum?

thanks for the props on the caddy, good to see other people who can apprecieate something for what it's worth.

the at***ude on this board really fits this crotchety old scene

oh yeah, grind that bumper down to bare metal, then prep & paint it like it was made outta' metal.

 

yep, if you don't like the crotchety old scene use the door. Easy enough.

 

nah dude, i'll stick around for the chuckles.

 

If you are looking for chrome plating in Georgia try:

Forrester's Chrome
3990 Bankhead Hwy
Douglasville, GA 30134-4399
Phone: (770) 949-8942

Studebaker guys swear by him and he's done plating for cars in the GNRS and other high point show cars.

Bob

 

I painted a '50 Chevrolet pickup about 25 years ago. Low buck job. Chrome was in poor shape so I sandblasted the bumpers and shot them with white acylic enamel. Still looks decent today.

 

it will cheaper to just re chrome the damn things the car looks to nice to just paint them

 

but he wants to paint them...

 

because...

like was stated so many times, bad chrome looks better than painted bumpers, the 80's are over and it wasn't a good look.

 

I dunno... I've got a pull out from an old Hot Rod mag w/ a pink Camaro that's got some funky paint goin' on and neon lights in the grille opening.. and that whole prostreet treatment... and then there's a funny salmon and seafoamish bullet nose Stude on my wall too... Pretty hot lookin' rides... and the music, man that was good **** too... Billy Joel, K.C. and The Sunshine Band, Air Supply.... Lmao....

More of an 80's rap guy though.. Chrome them bumpers foo!! Just get an estimate and save up your cash... Or you could gold plate 'em, now that's a hot look...

 

Get them re-chromed and get that nice bright shiny look again . I just never get it about the Painted Bumper look . I never did like it and never will !
Chrome is where it's at .

RetroJim