Re: IML: How to ruin your day, hurt your Imperial, and other Bad Things by Jason

[Jason Wulf <jrwulf@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hey, Rob.  The bumper is SUPER DAMN EASY to get on the car, it just
weighs a metric ton.  The struts slide into a couple of mounting
holes, then the plate on the bolts right up.  It's impossible to get
the bracing out with it on the car I think, just not enough clearance.
 I've gotten it all apart now, so the invidual parts are very
managable.  The car is, btw, a 90; but that's just semantics.  They're
pretty much all the same.  I think just for the ease, I'll do seperate
base/clear coats, since that way I can color sand as well to get the
orange peel out.  (My hood will look way better than the rest, i might
have to scratch it up a bit!)

-J

On Apr 10, 2005 11:57 AM, Rob McCall <Rob_Mopar@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Jason.
> 
> It's a '92, right?  They were all base/clear by then.  I haven't done it
> myself (just yet), but from my understanding, you may actually find it
> easier to shoot the base/clear than a single stage paint.  You'll need to
> buy more materials, that will be the biggest drawback, and you will need to
> shoot it twice (base color, then clear).  All the gloss is in the clear, so
> if you shoot several coats of clear and wet sand it, you can get a mirror
> smooth finish.
> 
> Some of that weight in the bumper is the bracing behind it.  I haven't
> looked at one myself, but you might be able to unbolt some of it to make it
> easier to get on the car, then reattach it once it's on there.
> 
> Rob McCall
> '67 LeBaron
> 
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> Things by Jason
> 
> Hey Rob,
> 
> Yeah, I'm the poor starving college student =p
> 
> I'm actually going to paint it all myself.  A friend has some
> experience painting the hard top for his miata, and it came out pretty
> damn nice, so I'll give that a go.  Also, the bumper weighs in at
> about 60lbs, and is most DEFINITELY chrome plated steel.  There are
> some plastic bits that i'll just wash up, as well.  I'm still not sure
> whether to use single or two-stage, does anyone know what Chrysler
> used on that car?  I'd like to match it up if i can, I'm wanting to
> make this look as original as possible.
> 
> -Jason
> 
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