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Buicknutt
Posts : 216 Join date : 2012-02-10 Location : Cali for now
| Subject: Side impact rubber restoration tips ?? Wed Jan 24, 2018 8:37 pm | |
| So I'm looking to restore a set of rms rubbers back to factory grey...I remember using a duplicolor flexible bumper paint years ago which worked great on the bumper section....but quickly wrinkled up on the side impact pieces as they expand/contract with the temp. changes
Wondering if there is a better way? | |
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Fred Kiehl
Posts : 7291 Join date : 2009-11-13 Age : 76 Location : Largo, FL 33774
| Subject: Re: Side impact rubber restoration tips ?? Wed Jan 24, 2018 9:40 pm | |
| Do the 95s have the plastic "chrome" trim, or the metal trim? | |
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Buicknutt
Posts : 216 Join date : 2012-02-10 Location : Cali for now
| Subject: Re: Side impact rubber restoration tips ?? Wed Jan 24, 2018 9:52 pm | |
| yes, 95-96 have the full perimeter abs plastic chrome which goes into the bumpers as well
92-94 has the same stainless as wagons and the bumpers have a real heavy duty bumper trim with an abs inner structure wrapped with a polished stainless skin and metal studs for the nuts to attach
95-96 have BS plastic studs which usually snap-off when removing | |
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red280
Posts : 24 Join date : 2018-01-07
| Subject: Re: Side impact rubber restoration tips ?? Mon Jan 29, 2018 1:07 pm | |
| Would Mothers Back to Black work? I would imagine reapplication would be necessary every so often but I've had good results with it on MGB rubber bumpers. | |
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Buicknutt
Posts : 216 Join date : 2012-02-10 Location : Cali for now
| Subject: Re: Side impact rubber restoration tips ?? Mon Jan 29, 2018 2:37 pm | |
| No, this is on roadmaster sedan with grey impact strips
So I'm looking for a grey paint that wont wrinkle up...I know this probably impossible | |
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Mark 96 Roady
Posts : 806 Join date : 2012-06-30 Age : 65 Location : Cleveland/Ft Myers Beach FL
| Subject: Re: Side impact rubber restoration tips ?? Tue Jan 30, 2018 1:15 pm | |
| I would suggest that you stop at a body shop supply store. Some stores will put pre thinned automotive paint into a spray can, custom mixed to the color you want. It will be much more expensive than something from Home Depot, (maybe $20 per spray can or so) but it will be professional body shop quality that will last several years if prepped correctly. | |
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paart
Posts : 93 Join date : 2015-10-10
| Subject: Re: Side impact rubber restoration tips ?? Wed Jan 31, 2018 10:27 pm | |
| Auto body suppliers carry “flex additive” for use in both single stage and two stage polyurethane paints. The primary use of these additives is for refinishing flexible bumpers. I’m guessing that this would not be available in custom mixed spry cans, as these are added “in the cup” just prior to spraying, and may have a limited “pot life.
A disadvantage then, would be that your moldings would have to be painted with a spray gun. Another is that they will usually change the color of the paint slightly, but not much. This may not be much of an issue with your moldings.
A friend that has been spraying for many years, however, refuses to use it, due to the very slight tint change. He sprays the bumpers without it, and claims to have never seen a problem from the normal bumper flexing, using “base coat/clear coat” polyurethane. | |
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silverfox103 Moderator
Posts : 3371 Join date : 2008-11-05 Age : 75 Location : Littleton, NH & St. Simons, GA
| Subject: Re: Side impact rubber restoration tips ?? Wed Jan 31, 2018 11:33 pm | |
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