I had mine 74' refinished big money 500.00 On 7/31/11, Bert Knupp <[email protected]> wrote: > Volks, > > An old question (aren't they all?). I'm fixing up a '72 SuperBeetle as a > daily driver -- not a show car or anything. It has pretty good original > bumpers, not sprung or dented, but with some surface rust on the chrome and > quite a bit on the insides. > > Aftermarket bumpers are around for about $85-$90 apiece, plus freight, but > they're probably Mexican or Brazilian flimsies. The "show-quality" new > bumpers in the catalogs would run to over $175 apiece -- more than the car > cost me. > > I'm shopping about nearby for a chrome plating place. What's the going > price for replating original VW bumbers in your areas? What should I be > looking for? I'm assuming that I can do the backsides with POR-15 and > they'll be fine. Or should I seriously consider painting the bumpers? What > prepping would the rusty chrome need? > > Bert Knupp in Music City USA > > |__n__ > (_____)º > (Ô\_|_/Ô) > ü ° ° ü > Polizeikäfer '70 > > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw >
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