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Old May 25, 2009 | 08:02 PM
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how much should it cost at a paint place to get my front and rear bumpers painted? to match the truck color?

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Old May 25, 2009 | 08:03 PM
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probably be easier and cheaper just to get them powder coated
 
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Old May 25, 2009 | 08:07 PM
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cheaper than paying someone to powdercoate or paint is to do it yourself. plus you get to take pride in your work . me i had chrome grill , tips, tool bok and badges . i painted them myself with paint from lowes and a some roll on bed liner for the tool box cost 50 bucks and looks just as great if not better than a prof. job. plus i did it my self.
 
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Old May 25, 2009 | 09:37 PM
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I would try to find someone local who has a work truck and swap them for the flat painted version and then paint them.
 
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Old May 25, 2009 | 09:51 PM
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i had mine sandblasted and powdercoated for 125$
 
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Old May 26, 2009 | 11:44 AM
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man, wish i could have found someone to do mine for $125... I painted mine myself, and it has been about a month and it is holding up well so far. It is easy to do, just hit it with some steel wool to give it a brushed finish, then use self-etching primer. Then paint and clear....easy stuff! WAY cheaper to do it yourself, just take your time and dont forget to wet sand.
 
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Old May 26, 2009 | 02:05 PM
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You can do it yourself. Make sure to prime with a urethane primer after the self-etch primer. If you don't, the chrome will erode the finish. You have to seal the chrome. Best bet is to do like Raider said. Find a base model black set.
 
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Old May 26, 2009 | 04:42 PM
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yeah every where else it was 300$ but i guess this place did alot of the black for a company so they said it would be cheap because they could just put mine in with theres
 
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