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Old 05-29-2013, 07:39 PM
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Here is a little bit of transformation since I got her about 1.5 yrs ago. I did a 3inch lift, magnaflow exhaust and got a little creative with factory wheels.
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Bumpers and wheels were sanded and painted with mercedes black and five coats of clear added to wheels
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Nice rig, were the bumpers chromed from factory?
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Very nice work. Good job! Did you plasti dip the wheels?
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I really like that. Nice work.
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Originally Posted by mesofluk
Nice rig, were the bumpers chromed from factory?
Wondering the same, would like to paint mine to match the trim color if possible. Trying to avoid getting a new bumper.
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thank you for the compliments. The bumpers were factory chrome. I had them sanded down with 80 grit then cleaned. Finally primed, then painted with heavy duty black paint specific for bumpers. The wheels were painted professionally. I wet sanded them down then had them primed and painted at my friend's body shop. The front emblems were also painted flat black at the shop. I am tempted to do the rears with plasti dip because I think they would come out the same. But up close, I still like the flat black look
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Originally Posted by 05RedXLT
thank you for the compliments. The bumpers were factory chrome. I had them sanded down with 80 grit then cleaned. Finally primed, then painted with heavy duty black paint specific for bumpers. The wheels were painted professionally. I wet sanded them down then had them primed and painted at my friend's body shop. The front emblems were also painted flat black at the shop. I am tempted to do the rears with plasti dip because I think they would come out the same. But up close, I still like the flat black look

I'm wanting to Rhino Line my bumpers, I wonder if it would work with the same process you did with the chrome bumpers. Looks great.



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