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Old Jan 7, 2012 | 10:12 AM
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Guard Rail Front Bumper

Anyone else ever do anything like this? I'm going to hopefully attempt it this afternoon on my 95 F350 PSD.
 
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Old Jan 7, 2012 | 10:14 AM
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hahaha doooo it. i really wanna see this
 
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Old Jan 8, 2012 | 10:08 AM
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Here's stage one:

<a href="http://s291.photobucket.com/albums/ll319/rockndb/bumper/?action=view&amp;current=IMG_6164.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll319/rockndb/bumper/IMG_6164.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
 
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Old Jan 8, 2012 | 10:30 AM
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Kinda cool looking, what else are you planning on doing to it?
 
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Old Jan 8, 2012 | 11:12 AM
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angling off the sides, grinding down the welds of course, paint, and maybe some fog lights recessed in the center
 
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Old Jan 8, 2012 | 11:23 AM
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well its uniqe.
 
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Old Jan 8, 2012 | 02:30 PM
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Nice rice pusher!!! Homemade bumpers are the best way for a truck to have attitude. All I would have done different is to have put relief slits in the rail..then put the bend in to give it a softer angel. But looks great! Make sure you post the finished product
 
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Old Jan 8, 2012 | 02:46 PM
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looks pretty sweet, I wanna see the final product too
 
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Did you ever finish this? I kind of wanted to see how it turned out.
 
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Good luck getting paint to stick to galvanizing
 
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Old May 23, 2012 | 08:59 PM
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Good luck getting paint to stick to galvanizing
True!!!! It may help to use an etching primer.

And I have heard (have no proof) that a good rub down with vinegar first will help...
 
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Any access to a sand blaster?
 
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Good luck getting paint to stick to galvanizing

No problem, most body panels are galvanized anyway.
 
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