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4x4 Related Groups => Build Ups => Topic started by: Rich99 on December 05, 2010, 11:33:39 AM

Title: Bumper Build
Post by: Rich99 on December 05, 2010, 11:33:39 AM

Here are some pics of the new bumper. Thanks Pook for the awesome work and craftsmanship.

I can't wait until it is done. What do you guys think - bed liner or powder coat?? I am leaning on powder coat to match my sliders.

Title: Re: Bumper Build
Post by: OffRoadNewbie on December 05, 2010, 12:54:24 PM

Rich bedlinner for sure it will hold up to the hooks and clevises banging agaist it better then powder coat ( IMO ) not to mention Calgarys graveling (AKA Sanding ) in the winters  ;)

Title: Re: Bumper Build
Post by: w squared on December 05, 2010, 04:37:47 PM

Quote from: OffRoadNewbie on December 05, 2010, 12:54:24 PM

Rich bedlinner for sure it will hold up to the hooks and clevises banging agaist it better then powder coat ( IMO ) not to mention Calgarys graveling (AKA Sanding ) in the winters  ;)

+1 on the bedliner. Mine's rhinolined and I've been running it since January of 2009 - so far it's holding up great. From what Pook tells me, that's the plan anyways  :)

Title: Re: Bumper Build
Post by: specialk on December 05, 2010, 04:49:15 PM

Bedliner.  I have found the DIY solutions to be a bit more brittle and considerably cheaper than the commercial applications, but easy to repair.

Title: Re: Bumper Build
Post by: cLAY on December 07, 2010, 08:15:47 PM

For my bumper is did alternating coats of tremclad and rubberized rocker panel spray. Come in a rattle can from Canadian Tire. Very pleased with the results. Did about 3 coats of each. Held up pretty good banging around in Moab.

Title: Re: Bumper Build
Post by: Spinalguy on December 08, 2010, 08:23:07 AM

Save your money. Just Tremclad it. So much easier to repaint every Spring and touch ups are simple.
It looks good too. If you line x it, than you need to line x other things so it looks 'right'. If only the front bumper is line x, it will stick out and not in a good way. ;)

Title: Re: Bumper Build
Post by: Rich99 on March 27, 2011, 05:28:02 PM

Here is the finish up on the project. Awesome job and great results thanks to Pook!

By the way I went for Bedliner on the bumper, sliders and rear bumper as well.

Title: Re: Bumper Build
Post by: specialk on March 27, 2011, 05:51:47 PM

Looks good.  Will it stop trees coming through the window?

Title: Re: Bumper Build
Post by: Rich99 on March 27, 2011, 05:56:45 PM

According to Pook its guaranteed to. It has a built in electronic force field not unlike the Starship Enterprise. Lets hope he is right.

Title: Re: Bumper Build
Post by: TL-Iguana on March 27, 2011, 06:15:06 PM

Thats some amazing fab work Dana!! Cant wait to see what you come up with for the XJ! Hopefully that forcefield works for you Rich, that new window was pretty shiny :D

Title: Re: Bumper Build
Post by: silverfox on March 27, 2011, 06:18:36 PM

Nice work

Why is it everytime I see Pook he is under a Jeep with sparks shooting out of it?????

Title: Re: Bumper Build
Post by: THE GOLD DIIGGER on March 27, 2011, 06:24:34 PM

Your jeep looking great NICE WORK!!!!!

Title: Re: Bumper Build
Post by: Bone206 on March 27, 2011, 06:33:31 PM

looks great!