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Subject:Re: Paint the plastic bumper extensions?
From:Mike Collum
Date:Sun, 27 Jan 2008 17:51:13 -0500

I paint plastic things with Krylon Fusion which is a paint made for
plastics and other hard to paint surfaces.  Tremclad is Canada's
equivalent of Rustoleum and I have no idea how it would work with the
plastic bumper ends.

Mike

neil N wrote:
> Yo people.
>
> Searched archive, but may have been using incorrect terms. Hopefully
> this isn't a hackneyed question.
>
> I found that I was able to repair a bumper extensioin with that "Goop"
> stuff. Seems to hold well and I found that with some rough emery
> cloth, it cleaned up ok. (looking at it while running anyways!)
>
> Possibly stupid question, cuz it is plastic,  but can they be painted?
>
> I have a bunch of black Tremclad to use up!
>
> This is an experiment. I know they don't cost too much new. Just doing some R&D
>
> Thanks,
>
> Neil.
> --
> Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"
> http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
>
> Engine swap beginings: http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>