color key painting chrome bumpers?

[41husk]

I know there was an earlier thread, but what do I need to do to prep a chrome bumper for paint?

[jaak]

Although I havent tried it, a bodyman told me to strip the chrome with a DA sander using 80 grit paper, then fill any pits etc using a polyester filler (glaze), finish the glaze with a finer paper, then epoxy prime it. then finish and prep like any other panel.

Jason

[jordyjim]

as painter your spot on jason! dust your first coat of primer let it dry.then a good coat, we over here call glaze(stopper)..jim

[daytonalo]

I do it all the time , sandblast it , epoxy primer , surfacer then paint . Most of the time I weld the bolts to the bumper the grind the head off , Looks slick !!!!!!!!!

[Charger-Bodie]

I do it all the time , sandblast it , epoxy primer , surfacer then paint . Most of the time I weld the bolts to the bumper the grind the head off , Looks slick !!!!!!!!!

thats exactly the same way we do it but if you do it blast and paint youre brackets first blast and prime the bumper , put it on the car and adjust it, then mask off the brackets and paint the bumper with the brackets attached unmask them and install the bumper

[41husk]

Thanks, I have a bumper on the parts car thats got the chrome peeling off and some rust,  I think I will blast that one and part out the one I have now since it is good driver condition.  Thanks for the advise.

[41husk]

OK guys I started sand blasting the bumpers, They seem to be dulled but it has not removed the chrome, how much do you have to do before you prime?

[Charger-Bodie]

OK guys I started sand blasting the bumpers, They seem to be dulled but it has not removed the chrome, how much do you have to do before you prime?

as long as the chrome isnt blistered or peeling antwhere just dulling them up with a good blastng will do