Got rid of the ugly chrome - Bumper shields installed

Finally pulled the trigger and bought a set of bumper shields to cover the ugly chrome bumper.
I purchased the paintable black ABS plastic and painted them to match the bumper. Lightly sanded down the plastic first, followed by a coat of adhesion promoter, 2 coats of primer, and 3 coats of base color (Barcelona Red), and finally 3 coats of clear coat. The trick is not to rush it. Let each coat dry off before going to the next step.
Perfect match if I may say so myself.
Very happy with the outcome.

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Scratching my head...... what are these things?
Where did they come from?
Are you cotton eye joe?

I hate my chrome bumper.... was thinking aboot bedliner

 

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Where did you order them from?

 

How do they secure?

 

Yes more info, I would be interested in these

 

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They are secured firmly in place by double sided 3M foam tape and the upper lip slides under the trim piece. The license plate light housing and the black bumper shield just below the license plate holds it in place.

 

Why not just paint the bumper?

 

We have a winner

 

Painting chrome is not an easy task

 

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Paint on chrome lasts about as long as zebra stripe gum.

 

But it’s good while it lasts!

 

Ok, so sandblast and powdercoat

 

By the time you do that it's just as expensive as buying the caps, except there's more downtime and running around to places to get t it done having removed from the truck.

 

Anybody in here like their chrome bumper? LOL

 

These are awesome. Now I’m deciding between the matte black and the textured black...

 

Yes, I like my chrome bumper, and am still trying to overcome someone else's 190K of not liking it. Without spending cash. Pretty good so far.

 

im not a big fan of chrome either it belongs on cars from the 40's-60's .the bumper caps are nice