tegwin
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| posted on 22/9/08 at 12:04 PM |
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Painting old chrome bumpers
The old chrome bumpers on the TVR have a fair bit of surface corrosion, and one of them has a massive gurt rust hole in it...
Im not a fan of shiny chrome stuff...so was thinking about painting them gloss/mat black...
However, I should imagine that paint wont stick to chrome..
Will the chrome sandblast off?...Can I use some sort of etch primer?
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trogdor
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| posted on 22/9/08 at 12:06 PM |
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am sure this has been covered in a thread before,
I think it was suggested to rough the chrome finish as much as possible and use an etch primer first.
But am happy to be contradicted
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 22/9/08 at 12:28 PM |
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grit blasting should sort them ready for painting
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oldtimer
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| posted on 22/9/08 at 02:49 PM |
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Can they take grit blasting? is there enough metal left??
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tegwin
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| posted on 22/9/08 at 02:52 PM |
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Plenty of metal left...they are in a fairly good shape, appart from the one that has a hole in it...LOL.... I was contemplating getting them grit
blasted, then weld a plate in and fill it before painting...
Seems such a shame to stick four massive chunks of steel onto a lightweight fibreglass shell...but I dont know if I have any alternatives...
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DarrenW
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| posted on 22/9/08 at 05:20 PM |
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Why not get them blasted, repaired and then nylon coated. I saw a roll bar done like this and it looked superb. Better than powder coating i
reckon.
One of those places that specialises in refinishing could probs advise what to go for.
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