I know this has been covered before, but it turned out okay so I thought I'd share.



Picked up some paint from automotivetouchup.com. I also considered paintscratch.com



Picked up a aftermarket bumper cover from Ebay for $150.


Scuffed up the surface with some 600 grit sand paper.



A couple coats of adhesion promoter.



First of four coats of primer.



Five finish coats.



Four coats of clear coat and.....

 

Removing old bumper



Ready for new bumper



Before



After



Before



After

Not a difficult project. The hardest part was getting the bumper back on. It would have been easier if I removed the lower chrome bumper. There are a lot of clips that need to go in on the bottom of the upper bumper and there wasn't much room with the lower bumper in place.

 

Much better. I wonder how much money Ford actually saved by not painting that part of the bumper at the factory on XL trucks.

 

That looks good. From the distance, it looks like an exact paint color with the rest of the truck.

 

Did you paint this white or black? For some reason I cant follow what you did.

 

He painted this white. The black is the aftermarket bumper he got and then painted to white to match his truck (white).