DOes anyone know how to do this to chrome???

[*89x2*]

I was wondering how difficult it would be to get rid of chrome bumpers by painting them and what the process would be - Do you have to strip the chrome down to bare metal??

Any special prepping??

Reason I ask, I found a nice truck and it only comes w/ (big) chrome bumpers - I am a fan of painted bumpers :cool


Also, what do you suppose this would be cost wise?? How many hours for the job?? (on a full size pick up)

Thanks -

 

[KANE]

I was wondering how difficult it would be to get rid of chrome bumpers by painting them and what the process would be - Do you have to strip the chrome down to bare metal??

Any special prepping??

Reason I ask, I found a nice truck and it only comes w/ (big) chrome bumpers - I am a fan of painted bumpers. Thanks -

I have seen MANY guys do that to bumpers on Novas and the like. I think if you want to keep this truck for a while, you need to go to bare metal or at least scuff it up good.

Good luck!

 

[JonM]

Sandblast>>Prime>>Paint? (just a suggestion)

 

[*89x2*]

Thanks guys


Is it something that would be a couple hundred bucks -
This is one of the reasons I thought the early Navigators looked SO much better than the Ford Expeditions :eek

 

[ruby76]

Depending on the year of truck, it might be cheaper (if you are not doing teh work yourself) to order new non-chrome bumpers.

 

[Eric]

Depending on the year of truck, it might be cheaper (if you are not doing teh work yourself) to order new non-chrome bumpers.

I'd second that notion. I'm in the opposite boat, my 84 Chevy pickup has a painted rear that I would prefer chrome. I've been pricing them and the painted ones like I have are dirt cheap ('round 100 or so). And the finish is kinda close to a powder coat feel so painting it to match another color would be a breeze.

- Eric

 

[67HEAVEN]

The cheapest place you'll ever find for sand-blasting large items is your local monument business.

Yep, the guys who make cemetery monuments. I carried my '67 frame in and had it blasted for approx. $US100