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Painting front bumper black?

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by SkunkMan17, Dec 27, 2019.

  1. Dec 27, 2019 at 2:30 PM
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    SkunkMan17

    SkunkMan17 [OP] Jerry-rigging everything

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    Going to the hardware store soon too pick up some other stuff I need for my truck, Plastidip, and some Velcro. Considering painting my front and back bumpers black but not sure how to go about it, bed liner them like my grille and 1/3 of my hood or just go with a normal spray paint scuff the bumper before etc?
    Anyone who has done it let me know
     
  2. Dec 27, 2019 at 2:40 PM
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    Jojee117

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    I match my powder coat with rustoleum texturized black and does a pretty good job.
     
  3. Dec 27, 2019 at 2:42 PM
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    SkunkMan17

    SkunkMan17 [OP] Jerry-rigging everything

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    Texturized black on the bumper or??
     
  4. Dec 27, 2019 at 3:20 PM
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    Muddycoinwash

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    I'd personally go with the bed liner.
     
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  5. Dec 27, 2019 at 4:22 PM
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    Yeah, to touch up the powdercoat. But if I were doing the whole thing from bare, I'd go with bedliner. Itll probably hold up better
     
  6. Dec 27, 2019 at 4:26 PM
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    tacomainthesun

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    Sounds good. I’ll prob do with bedliner. The color keyed bumper, and the silver flaking off to expose black plastic.
     
  7. Dec 27, 2019 at 5:41 PM
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    Cucvfan

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    My truck came from the factory with black painted bumpers.
    Over the years they developed surface rust. I scuffed them down with a green scuff pad, taped off the plastic, and painted them with Rustoleum bedliner.
    That bedliner was the best $29 I spent on my truck. When the Rustoleum dried I used some Meguires plastic restorer on the plastic trim.
    It cleaned up my truck for cheap $$.

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