Stripping....ooh err !

[Mr.Sumo]

can i put a grinder to my bumpers and take off the chrome or should i seek professional help doing it ?

 

Anyone got any opinions ?

[Fiesta Steve]

A grinder will fook em.

 

I did Fezza's for him using 40 grit on a DA sander.

 

Removed the chrome without damaging the metal.

[V8ian]

Generally its better to have the chrome either chemically stripped or reverse electrolysis I think pickiling acid used by plumbers removes chrome, But it is far cheaper to have them stripped, may seem expensive at the time, but after you have ground off the chrome, the bumbers will have to be pollished before copper plating, polished again, then Nickel plating and finally chromed, that is if they are done correctly, Shame really,my mate has just retired from a hard chroming shop, he was GOOD

Ian

[Mr.Sumo]

A grinder will fook em.

 

I did Fezza's for him using 40 grit on a DA sander.

 

Removed the chrome without damaging the metal.

 

40 grit sounds like a plan then Only want the chrome of to Satin black the bumpers so reckon that will do Cheers Steve

[Arched Escy]

i just gave mine a good sandin and a few coats of Simoniz finest

[Arched Escy]

result:

[tim]

i just gave mine a good sandin and a few coats of Simoniz finest

 

but yours are mk2 painted.not chromed mk1 bumpers

[Mr Sam]

something im gonna have todo

[Arched Escy]

something im gonna have todo

you dont have any bumpers?

 

 

what do you mean mine were painted?how do you paint chrome?

[tim]

something im gonna have todo

you dont have any bumpers?

 

 

what do you mean mine were painted?how do you paint chrome?

 

mk2 bumpers are painted,unless you have cut down a full length chrome bumper and painted that black

[Arched Escy]

something im gonna have todo

you dont have any bumpers?

 

 

what do you mean mine were painted?how do you paint chrome?

 

mk2 bumpers are painted,unless you have cut down a full length chrome bumper and painted that black

yeah i did

[escort new boy]

theres me thinking i was going to open it and see a picture of mr sumo's ass again

[ratman]

theres me thinking i was going to open it and see a picture of mr sumo's ass again

 

[Copey]

theres me thinking i was going to open it and see a picture of mr sumo's ass again

nah thats just in the adult room!

[Arched Escy]

theres me thinking i was going to open it and see a picture of mr sumo's ass again

thats just wrong.....you thought it was his arse and still opened it?

[Mr.Sumo]

theres me thinking i was going to open it and see a picture of mr sumo's ass again

 

[presleybeetrootboy]

ergh dirty git pmsl

[sarkie83]

i tired electrolysis - worked really well - beats wire brushes!

 

http://www.sarkiesparkingspace.co.uk/electrolysis.asp

[914Driver]

I narrowed the bumpers on a 1979 Chevy Malibu by cutting 2" out of the center. This brought the outer tips closer to the body, but at the same time I removed all that safety nonsense behind the chrome that makes it so heavy.

 

Once cut in half it was a managable length, so I stuck it in a sand blaster. I couldn't remove the chrome, but I did pecker it up a bit to give it some tooth for paint to stick to. After it was welded back together and on the car I painted it with House of Kolor's "Adhereto". This makes anything stick to anything. The bumpers were painted the same color as the body, no problems with flaking, peeling or anything.

 

 

Dan

 

http://www.houseofkolor.com/products/specialty.jsp