anyone painted there chrome bumpers

[millepeed]

hi guys the bumpers on my 2nd gen are very good but have seen alot that rust very easy so my question has anyone treated them on the inside and painted them so they dont go rusty so quick thinking of doing mine but would appreciate your comments on how to do this.
or do you think it would spoil look of truck
cheers
vince

[blackpoolsparks]

A good clean and then treating them on the inside should do the trick, asthey rust from the inside out.

[dieselboy]

When I bought new rear chrome side panels they came pre treated with soem greasy coating. Do you know what we should top this up with? Cheers

[MWS]

A good clean and then treating them on the inside should do the trick, asthey rust from the inside out.

Thats something thats always puzzled me. If it is true that the corosion starts on the inside face, eats its way through the bumper, then out through the chrome,.......then why do factory painted bumpers never seem to rot?........Cheers....Mick.

[millepeed]

i must admit i thought of smearing silicone grease on the inside

[Maverick]

hi guys the bumpers on my 2nd gen are very good but have seen alot that rust very easy so my question has anyone treated them on the inside and painted them so they dont go rusty so quick thinking of doing mine but would appreciate your comments on how to do this.
or do you think it would spoil look of truck
cheers
vince

Yes





it's not a five minute job.
First I got work to media blast them, which revealed more holes, then I repaired all the holes (some where substantial) with fibre glass, then filler, then anti-rust paint. The inside got five coats of hamerite (kindly donated from work) then the outside got five coats of paint, and two coats of laquer.

It took six months (mainly due to work comitments), and one day to dent by reversing into next doors garage.

[Maverick]

distance shot for you

[BUSHWHACKER]

Thats something thats always puzzled me. If it is true that the corosion starts on the inside face, eats its way through the bumper, then out through the chrome,.......then why do factory painted bumpers never seem to rot?........Cheers....Mick.

The chrome bumpers are thinner steel.

[tintin]

Couple more for you






Alan

[BUSHWHACKER]

Filled and painted.....