James Dean

Since my chrome bumpers had some damage (minor dents and dings) I figured I would hammer and dolly them out and powder coat them hammer tone black. After the dents were fixed we ran a 80 grit pad over the chrome to rough the surface for better adhesion being careful not to bust through the chrome anywhere. This textured black finish gives it a tougher stance plus hides the minor imperfections of the repairs. Joe at Tucson Spraying Technologies did a beautiful job basing and clear coating the finish. After finding a bracket from a salvage yard to replace one of my rear brackets that was bent (and not replaced) from a previous repair, Don and I installed the new bracket and bumpers. Body side moldings, bushwacker flares, new wheels and tires, and of coarse my replacement factory stripes are next. For more info on my 93 build write up click here.

904_runner

I think it is because of the camera, but im not digging the front too much.

The back does look really good imo.

I never really have luck with powerd coating, on parts i get i always the powdercoating always starts to chip off.

904_runner

Actually that kind of makes me want to paint my rear bumper black.

zlathim

That looks pretty good. Are you going to do away with all of the other chrome too? (grill, door handles, mirrors, etc)

Djlarroc

Yeah, looks nice. Just need to x the chrome. Especially that grille.

eighty5yota

jeez ! you should sell ad space on that front bumper.. i think its a little large and flat

x2 on painting everything black..
x0.. its not for everyone though

James Dean

It's smaller than the stock valance. Here's a pic from before the main bumper was powder coated.

James Dean

I haven't decided about gidding rid of all the chrome yet. I'm putting a body side molding on that has a chrome strip in it. I think it will all tie back together fine after thats on. But I'm leaning towards changing the chrome on the grill.

dirtoyboy

murrrrrrdrrrrr it out brotha! all the cool kids are doing it!

zlathim

Why did I know you were going to say that?

904_runner

From his wheel thread

Jay351

Looks good! Its a nice start, finish up by blacking out the rest of the chrome!

zlathim

And a half a dozen other threads he has responded to lately. It's all good though, he is one of the characters that keep me coming back to this site on a daily basis.

Jay351

Must be the catch phrase of the week...