Volks, I am repairing and fixing up a 1972 SuperBeetle for purposes of resale as a basically stock daily driver. Doing am engine overhaul, new interior, removing rust, fixing up brakes, doing minor body work, repainting, etc.
My question regards the bumpers: Both bumpers have a good deal of rust, though no dents or distortions. No local chrome-plater wants to mess with VW bumpers, though several mail-order places advertise (costly) replating jobs. There are aftermarket cheapo bumpers in most catalogs. The bumpers could be sanded, polished, and painted. Or professionally re-plated. Or replaced. Or kept as-is for the buyer to work with, though the "curb appeal" of the car would suffer. Any suggestions? Anyone have experience with the painting option? Given the mediocre demand for SuperBeetles I obviously don't want to spend more than the car's market value on fixup work. Bert Knupp in Music City USA -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
