Sounds like the right idea to me doc. If the chrome is stuck down good just roughing it up will be fine. Just feather in with a grinder if it's loose in places. Shaving the bolts since you're painting the bumpers will be a nice touch also. On January 30, 2006 Mr. AMC wrote: > 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" ============================================================= Posted by wixList Archiver -- http://www.amxfiles.com/wixlist