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| ChrisFoley |
 Oct 20 2012, 02:07 PM
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I am Tangerine Racing  Group: Members Posts: 7,926 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Bolton, CT Member No.: 209 Region Association: None 
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Notice the lack of foglight openings.
This is a one piece fiberglass front bumper. 4 1/2 lbs. Both the chrome and the rubber top are self adhesive film over black gelcoat. It looked easy watching the youtube demo videos. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)  |
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| Black22 |
Oct 20 2012, 03:11 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 886 Joined: 1-November 07 From: Creswell, OR Member No.: 8,290 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Does it have a slight gold tint or is that the pic?
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| ruby914 |
Oct 20 2012, 03:30 PM
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QUOTE(Racer Chris @ Oct 20 2012, 01:07 PM)  Notice the lack of foglight openings. This is a one piece fiberglass front bumper. 4 1/2 lbs. Both the chrome and the rubber top are self adhesive film over black gelcoat. It looked easy watching the youtube demo videos. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) Chris, (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) that looks great. So.... Just how hard was it? You have a link to the product and vid? |
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| Andyrew |
Oct 20 2012, 05:42 PM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,376 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California
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Any pics outside? hard to see how reflective the paint is.
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| Mark Henry |
Oct 20 2012, 07:09 PM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
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| Mike Bellis |
Oct 21 2012, 12:30 AM
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| sfrenck |
Oct 21 2012, 07:06 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 492 Joined: 28-February 10 From: Wilmington, DE Member No.: 11,411 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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| ChrisFoley |
Oct 21 2012, 07:16 AM
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I am Tangerine Racing Group: Members Posts: 7,926 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Bolton, CT Member No.: 209 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(Scotti @ Oct 20 2012, 03:29 PM) Its plenty sturdy. There are built-in L shaped mounting brackets. Instead of using the supplied J-nuts, we made bolt plates to reinforce the brackets and make it easier to install in the stock locations. QUOTE Does it have a slight gold tint or is that the pic? Its background reflection. There's some cardboard nearby and the walls are offwhite. The film is devoid of color just like real chrome. The black in terms of gloss, is eggshell, and actually looks like rubber. QUOTE Any pics outside? hard to see how reflective the paint is. Its bright. I'll get some more pics when we install it this week. |
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| ChrisFoley |
Oct 21 2012, 07:24 AM
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I am Tangerine Racing Group: Members Posts: 7,926 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Bolton, CT Member No.: 209 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(sfrenck @ Oct 21 2012, 08:06 AM) This stuff did come from Alsa. The chrome didn't stretch as easily as the black though. Unfortunately, it comes in 60" wide rolls, and the bumper requires about 72". The chrome film won't stretch 20%. Using the diagonal section out of a 3 foot piece meant we worked hard to reach complete coverage. There are some wrinkles at the ends because of the way we pulled on it. I'd rather get a 6 foot piece and do 5 bumpers at once. |
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| ChrisFoley |
Oct 21 2012, 07:28 AM
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QUOTE(kg6dxn @ Oct 21 2012, 01:30 AM) More like this stuff... That looks like the same stuff Mike. |
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| mepstein |
Oct 21 2012, 06:41 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,273 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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Might also be a cheap way to get a chrome looking metal bumper.
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| Mikey914 |
Oct 22 2012, 01:26 PM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,669 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None
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Funny I've looked at these options for the fiberglass bumpers. The cosmachrome is the another process that drops silvernitrate under solution onto a prepped surface. It looks pretty good to. It just needs a clear coat. I have the fiberglass bumpers under production with the rears done allready. Just havn't found a process that works well. 3m makes a chrome stretch vinyl, only it's 48" . It would be best, but no luck finding it wider. If anyone finds a good solution let me know
This still needs finishing - Attached image(s) 
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