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Subject:Re: Touching up GoWesty Bumpers
From:Marc Hoelscher
Date:Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:28:17 -0700

This is great info.  Thanks Oxroad and everyone else who has responded.  I
sent a message into GoWesty and I'll report back if they've come up with
anything new since you spoke with them...

Cheers,

Marc

On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 10:52 PM, Oxroad <oxroad@gmail.com> wrote:

> Marc--
>
> I agree with Jeff S. that contacting GoWesty is a good idea. I contacted
> them for tips on touch up for my bumpers and they recommended a Krylon with
> a crinkle finish. BUT they also said they were "experimenting" with what
> works best. So maybe in the meantime they have come up with something
> better.
>
> I only had to touch up two super small spots that the paint missed in
> manufacturing and it was on the "inside" of the bumper not on the outside
> where it would be seen. So I just used some Rustoleum that I put on with a
> brush. But again I was just covering a spot on the unseen inside.
>
> Here's the link they sent me for the Krylon
>
>
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001DKT0T8/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B0007ZHAJ2&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0N47E9TGY4C6DFM7JSGY
>
>
> Best,
> Jeff
> 83.5 Westy
> LA,CA
>
> On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 7:29 PM, Marc Hoelscher <marc@hoelscher.ca> wrote:
>
>> Hi all.  First time poster here....
>>
>> I just purchased a set of used GoWesty Bumpers (the industrial looking
>> ones
>> with the Krinkle finish as shown here:
>> http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=4141).  There are a few
>> chips
>> here and there and some tiny rust spots starting to appear.  I believe the
>> finish is a powdercoating and I was wondering if anyone had any luck with
>> a
>> tough paint product that would either match this finish (for touch ups) or
>> could be used to put a coat or two over the powdercoating?  I don't know
>> much about automotive paint or the compatibility of different paints...
>> Thanks in advance for any thoughts/advice...
>>
>> Marc H.
>>
>> "Scooby" - 85 Vanagon GL Westfalia Camper 1.9L
>>
>
>

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