Curious if anyone has done it, and if not, if there is a reason it can't be done?

There was a recent thread where it was suggested that the painted bumpers were different than the chrome ones, but I suspect the thickness and hardness has a lot to do with the chroming process/layers.

Thoughts?

Thanks!

pete

Pete,
Call Renzo at Ogden Chrome. I don’t think that is a problem. He’s working on a project for me right now and I was just with him and his wife yesterday at Hot August Nights.

At least one member has done it and said it looks great. Sorry, I can’t think of the thread.

The only thing that I'd heard as a possible difference, is that the painted ones were a lesser quality surface finish - perhaps with the later 73-74 ones with the black textured paint.

That said, a painted bumper will probably need to be just as smooth to get a good paint finish, & the factory F & R Valances & L & R Rocker panels were just as smoothly finished as were any other painted body panel, & those too were in the same textured black paint for all 70-76 MYs - so I personally doubt the difference.

However, with ANY bumper or other chrome plated part, you'll want to spend the money to get the surface finished & prepped well, then to do "Triple Chrome Plating" - which is actually Copper-Nickel-Chrome for the triple plate process - & to have the plater do as many copper dips & polishing that base layer as it takes to get the surface "baby butt smooth" before they go on to the nickel & chrome layers, in order for it to look great as OE. This is true whether it was originally chromed or painted.

So get a good reference(s) for chrome shops, such as Rob gave above.


Tom
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Thanks for the responses, everyone.

Have a possible line on an NOS factory bumper in primer. May just ship it to Ogden Chrome if so—thanks for the recommendation Rob!

Actually Pete, shipping is free to and from Ogden Chrome. You just wrap it, address it, and call them. FedEx then comes and gets it.

I did it years ago, when I first got the car. The result was great!
That was nearly 24 years ago and it still looks good.

Back in 2014 I bought a set of early painted bumpers here in the classifieds. I took them to Mark/Tim at Original Customs and they filled holes and straightened them AMAP. They then sent them to Ogden Chrome. $700 each for the chrome job. No problems with fit. Note the rear bumper is from 70-72.

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^ That's what I'm talking about...

Thanks, Steve!