Semi gloss black is commonly used for bumpers and exterior trim, even by VW themselves.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 8, 2015, at 16:14, "'Rudolph Dehoogh' via VintagVW - Air Cooled > Volkswagen Discussion List" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > You know Bert, I have the same problem. > > Forget about chroming in NY. EPA has put most of them out of business. > Powder coating has been playing around in my mind but I don't seem to be able > to visualize it.Bug is red/cream. Doors, hood and lid being red. So red or > cream bumpers. Anyone has photo shop so we can take a peek? > > Rudy LI NY > > > > > 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. > -- > 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. -- 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.
