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 preacherman
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| posted on June 11th, 2004 at 11:34 AM |
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Chroming front bumper...advice sought
Hi Guys
I am thinking hard on chroming my front bumper on my Splitty. I need to know if anyone out there has done this already and what the pitfalls are.
I've been given good input by the guy who has chromed some smaller parts for me that I should sand blast the inside of the bumpers only as if I do
the outside it hardens the steel and makes it very hard for them to prepare the surfaces. I am told it will cost me $300 per bumper. I will be
approaching the chrome platers over the next couple of days....
Appreciate any input tho.
[Edited on 11-6-2004 by preacherman]
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nbturbo
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| posted on June 11th, 2004 at 11:55 AM |
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Cost sounds about right.I bought new bumpers for my Oval-both show chrome quality(made in Brazil) One had a crap finish and after getting a couple of
replacements with the same quality decided to have it rechromed at $150.First time it came back all the chrome lifted of as I cleaned it-sent it back
and chroming was good but a small dent appeared which had been chromed over-decided to give up and use it as is..Advice for you-have it paint stripped
and make sure the surface is perfect.Another plater told me to have any dents repaired and Tig weld to finish off and sand smooth.Tig welding does not
get any pin holes like other welding.
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Jay_1965vw
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| posted on June 11th, 2004 at 12:46 PM |
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Make sure you ask for triple chroming, anything else isn't worth it.
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 vw54
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| posted on June 11th, 2004 at 08:57 PM |
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Hey Jay good advice... Go 4 it girl
yeah i would say about $300 but make sure the platers have a tank big enough to fit the bar in
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