bedlining the bumpers....rear done

[NEK5]

anyone ever done it....i`m thinking of trying it, getting sick of the chrome bumpers, especially the front, its too much chrome, so has anyone? and will sanding it with 180 be good enough?

 

[WhiteBurb]

I did my front bumper. You need to use something really aggressive, I used some 40 and 60 grit paper. I sanded until it wasn't shiny anymore. So far it's held up pretty good.

 

[NEK5]

I did my front bumper. You need to use something really aggressive, I used some 40 and 60 grit paper. I sanded until it wasn't shiny anymore. So far it's held up pretty good.

pics?

 

[cbbr]

I sprayed mine with Duplicolor (cheap wal mart) bedliner which I use on all sorts of stuff. The stuff works well if you perp the surface first and its cheap so touch up is no big deal.

 

[NEK5]

pics?

 

[cbbr]

http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=178114

 

[NEK5]

sweet looking rig man, how did you prep it?

 

[cbbr]

Sanded it down with 60 grit, cleaned it with xylene and sprayed away.

 

[Chevy305]

I am about to bedline both of my bumpers. But they are painted so its a little easier to coat them. My push bar which I haven't had on April is bedlined chrome. You really need to rough up the chrome really good in order to get the stuff to stick. Even then the cheap wal-fart duplicolor bedliner I used would still chip off. I have 1 1/2 gallons of the hurculiner that I will be using to coat my bumpers, pushbar, floors, and redo my bed. Also if I have enough I will coat my roll bar in the stuff too.

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This is the last time I had my push bar on because it sorta riped off.

 

[cbbr]

The bumper and gaurd were both painted. I would grind and sand chrome way down.

 

[WhiteBurb]

I had a pic, but can't find it now. Sorry

 

[NEK5]

The bumper and gaurd were both painted. I would grind and sand chrome way down.

so use my grinder to get the chrome off, then sand with the 60 grit, then spray er down?

 

[SLOK5]

Stop .... reading ....cant take it any...more. Poor defenseless chrome bumpers...must stop....Oh the horror !!!!

 

[cbbr]

If your bumper is in good shape, you might be better to get a painted bumper from a bone yard. I can't imagine that they want much. Sell yours to SLOK5.

 

[NEK5]

If your bumper is in good shape, you might be better to get a painted bumper from a bone yard. I can't imaging that they want much. Sell yours to SLOK5.

went down to the JY today, had no painted bumpers at all

 

[Chevy305]

try a different yard.

or PM DirtyJim, he's got loads of stuff

 

[NEK5]

theres only another one around, and there a bunch of fo(kers, so i wasnt going to bother...

Chevy305..this bumper is from dirtyjim, he gave it to me when i gave him mine, i dont belive he has another one.....

 

[Chevy305]

If you are bed lining yourself, I highly suggest Hurculiner. I just did my whole floor in the stuff and it is awsome!! I'll have pics tomorrow.

 

[NEK5]

If you are bed lining yourself, I highly suggest Hurculiner. I just did my whole floor in the stuff and it is awsome!! I'll have pics tomorrow.

i`m just gonna use the duplicolor stuff, as cbbr said its cheap so touch up is easy enough

 

[cbbr]

I have never sprayed it on chrome, just well prepped painted surfaces. I don't know that it will stick, but at $7 a can it is worth a shot.