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*Mister-B* · 11-14-2012, 11:43 AM

Here's a before shot of my bumper. It was rusty, and the trailer hitch balls were odd sizes I don't need, and were rusted as well.

Here's the paint I used. The primer is very good, and is intended to treat heavy rust.

Here's the completed bumper, with new hitch ball. I'm very pleased. Total cost, including the new ball: less than $30. And, I hardly used any of the paint, so I have lots left for other projects.

Next up for the back, new tail light lenses and new tail light and tailgate trim
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Zoomin · 11-14-2012, 11:52 AM

Looks good as new! What a cool looking dog you have too.

*Mister-B* · 11-14-2012, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Zoomin

Looks good as new! What a cool looking dog you have too.

Thanks! He's a Siberian Husky
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Littletony · 11-14-2012, 11:59 AM

Very nice work

original-71 · 11-14-2012, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Mister-B

Thanks! He's a Siberian Husky
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looks good

ole dollor · 11-14-2012, 12:58 PM

looks good a little paint here and there goes a long ways.....looks like your best friend likes the truck also.

LSUMurse · 11-14-2012, 01:16 PM

Sweet results. How much sanding/rust removal did you do before painting?

*Mister-B* · 11-14-2012, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by LSUMurse

Sweet results. How much sanding/rust removal did you do before painting?

There weren't any loose rust flakes or anything, and the bumper was so rough as it was (as a surface for paint to adhere to) I basically just cleaned it. The primer is designed to go directly over rust. It literally soaked in like a sponge, and went on really well.
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*Mister-B* · 11-14-2012, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by ole dollor

looks good a little paint here and there goes a long ways.....looks like your best friend likes the truck also.

Yeah, he loves it. His two favorite words are truck and bacon. When he hears those, his ears perk up.
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falconizer_62 · 11-14-2012, 05:43 PM

Huge difference and a great use of resources. Great work, and I also dig the dog.
peace

69GWC · 11-14-2012, 07:51 PM

Looks real good nice job.

Would have painted it white myself...lol
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**jocko** · 11-14-2012, 07:57 PM

looks great - very closely matches the factory tone for the optional step bumper. Paint type and # noted!! Thanks for posting. How did you apply it? Thin and spray or just brush it on? What kind of brush (if you brushed it). Turned out very nice.

*Mister-B* · 11-14-2012, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by jocko

looks great - very closely matches the factory tone for the optional step bumper. Paint type and # noted!! Thanks for posting. How did you apply it? Thin and spray or just brush it on? What kind of brush (if you brushed it). Turned out very nice.

Hey thanks. I just used a wide foam brush that would fit in the can. Bought two of them for .99 cents each. Used one for the primer, and one for the silver.
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*Mister-B* · 11-14-2012, 08:02 PM

One more thing... These cans of paint look larger in the picture than they are. They are really small. Got them at Lowes for like $9 a can
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weever82 · 11-14-2012, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Mister-B

Hey thanks. I just used a wide foam brush that would fit in the can. Bought two of them for .99 cents each. Used one for the primer, and one for the silver.
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That's a great way to apply it, thx for the tip!

Weev-
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*Mister-B* · 11-14-2012, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by weever82

That's a great way to apply it, thx for the tip!

Weev-
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Yeah, and the beauty is that I only had to mask one thing, and that was the license plate light.
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DT1 · 11-14-2012, 08:09 PM

Nice job. Does that dog ever get out of that truck?

*Mister-B* · 11-14-2012, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by DT1

Nice job. Does that dog ever get out of that truck?

Lol. If he could, he would stay in there night and day...just hoping for the next ride
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whoryou1979 · 11-14-2012, 10:13 PM

Very nice. I was looking to put an original step bumper on my 3/4, but the ones I find are rough. Now I have hope.
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Justin36 · 11-15-2012, 12:01 AM

That's a nice bumper!
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midniteblues · 11-15-2012, 12:38 AM

good job,it looks good what did you use to fill in the cracks that you posted pics of before?

I bet now that you did the bumper your itchin too do the bed

slikside · 11-15-2012, 12:46 AM

Excellent! Looks great! Very "original" look.

I have been thinking about the same thing. I have a similar bumper, and it needs a good touch up.

Thanks for posting!

*Mister-B* · 11-15-2012, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by midniteblues

good job,it looks good what did you use to fill in the cracks that you posted pics of before?

I bet now that you did the bumper your itchin too do the bed

Well, interesting you'd ask. I decided I would just paint it, and if the two cracks bugged me enough, I'd use some body filler. I felt up underneath, and it doesn't go all the way through. So, I just made sure to put plenty of silver paint down in the cracks, and it masked it really well.

And, yes. Very anxious to do the bed. I've already got plenty of primer left, at least for the bed. I'll need to buy some additional white paint, and try to have them match the blue for me. My son and I are going to prep the bed this weekend
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*Mister-B* · 11-15-2012, 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by slikside

Excellent! Looks great! Very "original" look.

I have been thinking about the same thing. I have a similar bumper, and it needs a good touch up.

Thanks for posting!

No problem, man. It's a quick and easy fix
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A.Bursell · 11-15-2012, 01:29 AM

Great job!

Adam

11-14-2012, 11:43 AM	#1
Mister-B Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 3,331	Restored my back bumper for next to nothing Here's a before shot of my bumper. It was rusty, and the trailer hitch balls were odd sizes I don't need, and were rusted as well. Here's the paint I used. The primer is very good, and is intended to treat heavy rust. Here's the completed bumper, with new hitch ball. I'm very pleased. Total cost, including the new ball: less than $30. And, I hardly used any of the paint, so I have lots left for other projects. Next up for the back, new tail light lenses and new tail light and tailgate trim Posted via Mobile Device

11-14-2012, 11:52 AM	#2
Zoomin Man of Mini-Talents Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 4,295	Re: Restored my back bumper for next to nothing Looks good as new! What a cool looking dog you have too. __________________ Steve Project - Ruth 66 Skylark Project - Lola 60 Biscayne Project - Iron Ox 54 GMC 100 Project - Darth 69 Camaro

11-14-2012, 11:59 AM	#4
Littletony Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Jacksonville, NC Posts: 596	Re: Restored my back bumper for next to nothing Very nice work __________________ "Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem." President Ronald Reagan,1985 "The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!" ..............Eleanor Roosevelt, 1945

11-14-2012, 12:58 PM	#6
ole dollor Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: Anton, Texas Posts: 2,364	Re: Restored my back bumper for next to nothing looks good a little paint here and there goes a long ways.....looks like your best friend likes the truck also.

11-14-2012, 01:16 PM	#7
LSUMurse Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: New Orleans, La Posts: 406	Re: Restored my back bumper for next to nothing Sweet results. How much sanding/rust removal did you do before painting? __________________ It's not that I am apathetic, I just don't care. If your life is a joke, it appears death will be your punchline.

11-14-2012, 05:43 PM	#10
falconizer_62 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: garden grove, ca Posts: 24	Re: Restored my back bumper for next to nothing Huge difference and a great use of resources. Great work, and I also dig the dog. peace

11-14-2012, 07:51 PM	#11
69GWC Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 1,089	Re: Restored my back bumper for next to nothing Looks real good nice job. Would have painted it white myself...lol Posted via Mobile Device

11-14-2012, 07:57 PM	#12
jocko Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Godley, TX Posts: 17,975	Re: Restored my back bumper for next to nothing looks great - very closely matches the factory tone for the optional step bumper. Paint type and # noted!! Thanks for posting. How did you apply it? Thin and spray or just brush it on? What kind of brush (if you brushed it). Turned out very nice.

11-14-2012, 08:02 PM	#14
Mister-B Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 3,331	Re: Restored my back bumper for next to nothing One more thing... These cans of paint look larger in the picture than they are. They are really small. Got them at Lowes for like $9 a can Posted via Mobile Device

11-14-2012, 08:09 PM	#17
DT1 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Gardnerville Nv No Mo Cali!! Posts: 869	Re: Restored my back bumper for next to nothing Nice job. Does that dog ever get out of that truck?

11-14-2012, 10:13 PM	#19
whoryou1979 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Deer Park, Tx Posts: 107	Re: Restored my back bumper for next to nothing Very nice. I was looking to put an original step bumper on my 3/4, but the ones I find are rough. Now I have hope. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ All Day Every Day '72 C20 Cheyenne Custom Camper http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=549132

11-15-2012, 12:01 AM	#20
Justin36 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Selmer, Tennessee Posts: 744	Re: Restored my back bumper for next to nothing That's a nice bumper! Posted via Mobile Device __________________ Justin

11-15-2012, 12:38 AM	#21
midniteblues Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: strausstown pa Posts: 3,394	Re: Restored my back bumper for next to nothing good job,it looks good what did you use to fill in the cracks that you posted pics of before? I bet now that you did the bumper your itchin too do the bed __________________ 81 camaro 355 4/spd 342 posi my first love. 67 swb step 454/4spd ott 373 posi 4/7 drop. 2000 s10 zr2 little blue truck that never gets stuck. '74 heald super bronc vt8. tecumseh powered moon rover.

11-15-2012, 12:46 AM	#22
slikside Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Diego Co. Posts: 1,179	Re: Restored my back bumper for next to nothing Excellent! Looks great! Very "original" look. I have been thinking about the same thing. I have a similar bumper, and it needs a good touch up. Thanks for posting! __________________ 1972 Chevy C-10, SWB, Fleet, 350/350, PS, PB, HEI, mostly stock, Survivor.

11-15-2012, 01:29 AM	#25
A.Bursell Registered User Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Marysville, WA Posts: 298	Re: Restored my back bumper for next to nothing Great job! Adam



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