Pm nate (black mamba) he said he used 180 grit or some other stuff i dont remember imo powder coat it i did :shrug:

 

what did it cost to have yours PC'd

 

160

 

160?!?!?!? I was quoted 200-300 for the front and rear bumpers :bricks:

 

not bad at all

 

my bumper is painted and i hate it.

you have to remove the chrome and all the plating that holds the chrome on. which means grinding the bumper with 30 grit and then primering and then paintineg.

its easier and cheaper and faster to buy a painted bumper.

ive painted mine 3 times now in 9 months.

 

No you don't, I sanded mine w/180g, etch primed, sealed, based then cleared and its held up fine for over a year and it looks like a mirror

 

Oh crap didn't want to hear that. I bought a chrome one super cheap from a member. I guess I can paint the plastic bumper caps white. Maybe that will help it.

 

Id like to get mine painted...got quoted like 200 bucks, for the front, rear and the grill....but just never have done it.....but im gettin a pretty good deal i think...but its my neighbor...

 

Sandblasting with silica sand works well. Then prime and paint just like you would with bare metal.

 

First you have to have a mod meet. Then you need a butt load of alchohol, then 5 to 10 members offering ideals while standing around watching you fail! LMAO.... Just had to.

 

Can't do that seany boy only 3 people are crazy enough to come to one of my mod meets. Not 5-10:shrug:




















:lol:

 

sandblast your chrome bumpers & get it painted after. that's what i'm gonna do with mine & i remember a burnt orange colorado did that on here too.. idk his sn though

 

Try trading for a painted one, painting over chrome is just not worth it

 

I think your right

 

PPG IMO is the shit! This is what you do: sand w/180g, etch prime, sealer, base then clear. :thumbup: this is how I did mine and it looks fabulous and has great chip resistance. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. :shrug:

 

Lol or trade for a painted one, prep and paint it the color you want, am I missing something here? Tons easier and cheaper

 

its almost been a year since i did mine. the only thing ive notice was a scratch where the shopping cart hit the bumper. just scrapped a little bit of paint. also the little tabs on both side of the bumper. ill try to go take some pics here soon. i just finally finished my exhaust today. no more exhaust leak or CEL. yeah!

 

use the 98 cent spray cans from wally world, lol thats what i did. LOL

 

We're on two different frequencies here. I'm talking about using body-shop materials (urethane basecoat/clearcoat) and related supplies, if you want it to look good and hold up to the elements :shrug:

 

:yeahthat:I painted a chrome bumper a year and half ago, it still looks good now.

 

Here are some pics of the back bumper.

 

id have to disagree with pc not being shiny.

i had some wheels done and they were gloss like a motherfucker. they never dulled.

course, i baby wheels like no other.

:shrug:

i think powdercoating is kinda like painting. there are a wide varible of outcomes depending on the quality of the materials being used.

 

I've used two different places for pc'ing and neither had glossy finishes :shrug: I guess I'll just start painting my wheels myself :shrug:

 

the bumper and center cap is paint, but the wheels are pc.

god i loved those.

 

Looks good. I guess it all comes down to how much powder they spray on :shrug:

 

its the type they use.

the guy that did em showed me samples from different makers. its all the maker of the powder.

 

Hmmm. well I went to Indy powder coat and they're supposed to be top notch but I'm not impressed :shrug: and for $400 I should be

 

thats about what mine ran...

the dude who did it used sand to remove the clearcoat off one aluminum wheel tho and i could have killed him. my truck was on jack stands for fucking EVAR!!!

FUCK HARD SHELL POWDERCOATING. FUCK THEM IN THE GOATS ASS.

srslytho.

but, maybe if you gave them a call, he could point you in the right direction for gloss...?

its in clarksville, tn.

 

Oh, and i work in the aircraft seating industry and almost everything is PC'd and its all glossy. I believe you can get it to look like glass, textured/hammered or flat etc. Like darek said, its all about the powder.

I personally (just my opinion) think that blasting and pc'ing is the route to go OR, find a primered one off of ebay. Paint over chrome scares me and takes some good prep to make it stick. I dont think a regular ol body shop could do it correctly. I think if you did it yourself like blackmamba then it would be fine though.

 

Anytime, glad to help. Just answering your questions

 

I talked to a buddy of mine and they have powder now that you just spray over chorme and bake it. Its a little more expensive than normal powder. I'm going to have my old bumper PC'd with this stuff and we will see how it turns out

 

Judging from darek's pc is the way to go.