I picked up a plain black front bumper from the scrap yard for 65 bucks even came with the front cowl i figured it would be good to post some pictures and some tips on how to restore a sorta rusty front bumper into a rust free rust proof front bumper that can take a beating for years to come

My plan is to break it down to just parts sand all the rust off and get most of the paint off patch it up with some bondo in the small dents or pits put 2 coats of primer on it then some spray on bed liner.

here is what i done to it so far... just removed the brackets.

 

personaly I would try to beat the bumps out as much as possible, it is going to look good, I want to do the same thing to my truck after I do alot of body work, and a paint job

 

well the only bumps that i forsee are where the rust was its a good clean bumper no bumps or cracks just some rust bubbles and crispy bits that's it! and i found it in Maine too

 

well after a few snow storms a school semester a new job and a Big move to my new house I finally! yes finally got my bumper all duded up and spiffy and should be putting it on today I should have pictures soon I need to run to the store for some AA battery's

 

here are the pictures of the final coat of undercoating on it not a single speck of rust left on the bumper the only rust free piece of my truck for now HA

 

finally got my bumper off its tough getting it off solo
new one is on but no pictures yet until i get all 6 lights up and running

anyone else think that the front end clearance doubles with out the bumpers

 

Yeah I got a new bumper about 2 weeks ago, and its definitely a lot easier as a 2-man job!

And Im gonna basically be doing the same thing you did with my old bumper and then put it on craigslist!

Only im gonna paint it grey

 

yeah i would say so I got some strange looks from my neighbor as he drove by i was using both hands and feet LOL my old bumber is shot with a massive hole on the side so i might just make it into a cool cd rack or something i used rubberized undercoating it looks nice and should hold up to the elements

 

Looks good man. Want to come do mine next?

 

sure you payin for the gas? lol i still get about 7 mpg