There is a guy in our loccal club who did a blank check restoration (here's
a blank check, restore it and call me when it's done) of a B and he had the
bumpers painted to match the car. The restorers added a flex agent to the
paint to make it flexible. He's had it for two years now and the bumpers
are still looking just sprayed.
The car looks sharp, and he wins tons of awards at shows but my vote
*always* go to the guys who do it themselves and actually get some grease
under their fingernails.
Speaking of which, kudos to Adrian for the work he's been doing on his
Midget. It's looking great!
Robert
http://www.woozy.com/midget
At 6:55 PM +0100 5/4/99, Guy wrote:
>I've seen a photo somewher of a RB midget with the bumpers in the same
>colour as the body. I thought it looked smart !
>Guy
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Kate & Gary Bales <kgb@clipper.net>
>To: J. Adrian Barnes <adrian@workgroup.net>
>Cc: spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Sent: 04 May 1999 01:20
>Subject: Re: Paintin' the RBs
>
>
>> Great idea! I really like the silhouette of the RB's. Those horrid black
>> rubber things are just plain ugly though. Let us know if you're
>successful
>> in getting the paint to adhere. For handling, ease of maintenance, and
>> availability of relatively cheap parts, I think I'll stick with my
>> 1275.
>>
>> Kate
>> J. Adrian Barnes wrote:
>>
>> > If you are offended by the sight or thought of rubber bumpers, read no
>> > more! heh heh
>> >
>> > I painted my front bumper yesterday with the Plastikote 3-step process
>> > (adhesion promoter, primer, and top coat). I experimented and did it
>> > with semi-gloss instead of flat because I thought it might look good.
>> > Anybody ever applied this paint to their bumpers? Just wondering how
>> > long it lasts (is it a good fix for awhile?) I have been contemplating
>> > getting my bumpers painted body-color, but I dunno...this may work just
>> > as well and won't risk looking bad at a high cost.
>> >
>> > adrian
>> >
>> > --
>> > ----------------------------------------------
>> > J. Adrian Barnes
>> > Business Information Group
>> > http://www.workgroup.net
>> >
>> > http://user.icx.net/~adrian/midget
>> > ----------------------------------------------
>>
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