Got tired of looking.. Painted my bumper..

[Furyous]

I have a fiberglass bumper and got tired of $300 quotes to paint it... So I did... For $6..LOL... I have to wet sand and byff it tomorrow to fix a few runs then clear it.. but not bad..... Sorry the photo was taken with a camera phone..

 

[the nitro man]

$300 to paint a bumper, man that's bull crap. looks good to me

 

[Propwash]

$300 to paint a bumper, man that's bull crap. looks good to me

No Doubt! Rubbered arm bandits!

 

[joesnow]

What prep and paint did you use? Looks good.

 

[5.7 hemi]

Looks good. I'm interested in hearing what you did for paint and prep also.

 

[69 Runner]

They must have thought it was a bumper for an LH car:rolling:

 

[Furyous]

I am no body guy but what I did was sanded and primed it. Then wet sanded with 1000 grit, cleaned it off and tac cloth it.. Spray bombed it with the rustoleum chrome... I have to fix a couple runs on it then I am going to clear it... Better pic coming..

 

[GTXperience]

Just for reference sake, check out this thread from FABO re: the use of "Killer Chrome". It is not cheap but the results look pretty damn sweet!

http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=67485&highlight=chrome+bumper

 

[the nitro man]

that **** in the link you posted is friggen sweet!

 

[HitIt]

Yeah, paint shops seem to charge a lot for small jobs. Must be the setup time too. I got a quote for a steering column for $225.

For $300 you could get a bumper professionally straightened and rechromed!

 

[Furyous]

Killer chrome will run about 275 to do a bumper plus labor as I was told you have to buy the extra can of chrome and th eclear.. For me this will do for a while as this car is my weekend warrior.. And mainly at night..

 

[res1vw21]

Yeah, paint shops seem to charge a lot for small jobs. Must be the setup time too. I got a quote for a steering column for $225.

For $300 you could get a bumper professionally straightened and rechromed!

Just curious where? Where I am in Seattle it's about $600+ for a decent job, per bumper. (for chrome) Yes you can get the cheapo job for cheaper but it will crack, chip and pit.

$300 a panel is actually not a bad price ,(for paint) do you know what goes into what we do? (yes I am a body man and I see a lot of home projects gone wrong that people want me to make right)

Sorry I am not trying to be negative, I am sure your bumper turned out great.

 

[HitIt]

Just curious where? Where I am in Seattle it's about $600+ for a decent job, per bumper. (for chrome) Yes you can get the cheapo job for cheaper but it will crack, chip and pit.
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These guys have great prices and quality. I saw a lot of their work. They do both copper and chrome dip on all bumpers which cheap shops don't. I just got a 62 Belvedere rear bumper for $225 with exchange. It wasn't their list price but they work with you, the guy I worked with was named Russ. http://www.thebumpershop.com/

I belive the price for my 64's front bumper was $325 with exchange. Haven't done that one yet.

 

[joesnow]

I talekd with one of those chrome companies, and they told me that it looks like highly polished aluminum not chrome. I did my back bumper the front is next.

 

[383man]

The pic is very bluffy but from what I can see it looks good. Ron