Re: Chrome Bumper Painting

[adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)]

" From: AMC74Hornet@xxxxxxxxx (Mr. AMC)
" 
" I was thinking about painting the bumpers on my orange Hornet body
" color. I can't find a local chrome plating shop and don't trust sending
" a bumper half way across the country to an unknown shop never mind the
" shipping costs. I figured I might as well shave the bumper bolts too and
" remove those horrible looking big rubber bumper guards. There is a
" cemetery monument place right up the street from where I live that does
" sand blasting and I figure if I get them blasted clean and prime them
" with a self etching primer and the paint will stick alright. I will
" however add some Morton's Impact 200 to the orange paint.This is used
" when you paint urethane parts and lets the paint remain flexible and not
" crack. I should also make the paint more chip resistant on the bumpers. 
" "Doc"

the only thing i'd change is find a chrome plating shop to strip the
plating off.  if you could find a 'strip 'n dip' place to give it a
phosphate bath, that's a very good anti-corrosion/paint-adhesion step.
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