4 hours and $50 later

[san rensho]

Originally Posted by Gforrest2

Don't you just hate that. My car had serious rash on all 4 wheels when I bought it. First thing I did was take it to a wheel restorer who said he could make them look like new for $600. Decided against it because I knew as soon as they were fixed, I'd ding them right back up.

Paint came from automotivetouchup.com. I also considered paintscratch.com.

I also did the bumper on my pickup truck with less than stellar results. Not sure what went wrong, but the finish turned out matte, not gloss.
Good luck with your project.

Your bumps turned out fantastic.

If you want your truck bumper to shine, try wet sanding with 2000 grit paper wrapped around a sponge. Then rotary polish with 3M 5973 rubbing compound, polish then wax.

[Gforrest2]

Originally Posted by san rensho

Your bumps turned out fantastic.

If you want your truck bumper to shine, try wet sanding with 2000 grit paper wrapped around a sponge. Then rotary polish with 3M 5973 rubbing compound, polish then wax.

Thanks, I'll give that a try. I have enough paint left over to do it all again, but putting that bumper ('06 F150 plastic upper bumper cover) back on was a real PITA.



Before


After. Color match was pretty good but the finish is not as glossy as the rest of the truck.