Well comming along fine in the body work, I took a finder off to the side a painted it yellow (john deer type color) any how and I blacked out the side marker light holder, and it looked great!! now the question of crome I plann on making it all black, -but either gloss or flat?? -how do you paint crome bumpers and in your guys opinion would they look good black they are the big type 75 -how about the grill get one that is black, with the silver painted on the front, and the headlight rings blacked out so pretty much the hole front end black, -what about the filler piece between the bumper and the car yellow or black??? -back end bumper black filler pieces yellow.... Thanks for the help just wondering on what you all think would look good!! Let me know, 754dr.
Hey friend... Well, I'm a strong proponent of painting the "filler pieces" the same color as the car. Mine are that way, and I think it adds to the general fluidity of the bumpers. With your big bumpers being black, I think it would look neat. I think with a black front bumper, a blue "filler piece" and a black grille, you'll get an overall harmony on your front end. Good luck! Pardon my Feng Shui, Atzy.
Ok... Well the hole car being yellow, a blue filler piece??? I may just keep it being yellow also, How does one go about painting on crome??? do I just dull it or what??? I want the paint to say on it, I plan to do ALL the crome on the car gloss black, so I just dull it or take it off till the metal??? Also any one having a 75 maverick that is being parted out let me know I need the a/c heater box, and other things,I will post a list of what I need also a back bumper (major need) any how let me know on the crome thing!! Thanks, 754dr.
idea You might think about doing what RadMav did to his big bumpers and move them in close to the car. Looks neat. I think there is a photo in the gallery.
Ok... I wopuld move the bumpers in, but this will be a daily driver when it gets done, so I'd like to have the idea if I get hit its not going to hurt that bad, so how does one paint on crome??? And just to add to some more ideas of intrest of my own, on the isid eof the car, I'm thinking of painting the metal around the pannal of the door black then in the middle having the tan pannal think that would look good?? Just going for some new ideas and stuff!! Keep the comments comming!! 754dr.
you can powdercoat those chrome parts and it will last! thats what i did and all my chrome and aluminum is powdercoated semi gloss black. mike
ummm Well that would be great but I don't have one, I don't know how to pull the some of the crome off so I think I'm going to stick with sanding it till it gets dull, and making it nice a smooth and painting it with a spray can, spray can is very sticky and if done right will last for a long time.. I hope it does!!!
before you rattle can it go looking around on cars that have painted aluminum parts. the paint always fails. at least wash and clean then primer the surfaces before rattle canning it. mike
You might try some of the 800 grit sandpaper and get all the bumps and dips out, and then use some NeverDull to polish them out. I did this to my car, and the aluminum (door edges, gutter garnish, and windshield wiper arms, tail lights) shines well. You also can put some lacquer on them when done, to maintain the shine a bit longer. Just a thought.... Earl
