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Bumper dilemma, repair vs buy new |
roundtwo |
Aug 25 2021, 04:40 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 291 Joined: 9-February 20 From: Petaluma, CA Member No.: 23,905 Region Association: Central California |
Restoring a 1970 and wrestling with my bumper dilemma. Have a set of front and rear that are stripped and now very lightly primed to prevent rust. Ideally, my goal is painted black bumpers but restoration costs coming close to $1k each. Can buy new stainless for that cost! They both need some reshaping, a bit of rust mitigation and a bit of welding where the old bumper teeet holes exist. I'm only seeing new chrome bumpers out there, nothing in raw metal. Now what??? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)
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wonkipop |
Aug 26 2021, 03:32 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,624 Joined: 6-May 20 From: north antarctica Member No.: 24,231 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille |
if you could work on the bumpers yourself you would be fine.
hours of work. can see the 1K number on it. but black painted bumpers are within the capability of the garage restorer. except............for the art of how to achieve the mysterious subtle orange peel finish. i would say a certain amount of german beer is involved, but just the right amount. and some kind of black paint that isn't quite shultz....but is shultz? |
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