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Charles A, owner of a 1974 Chevrolet Corvette from The Villages, FL
Great color match -- I have a 1974 Corvette that I had repainted to the 1993 Cad "Dark Polo Green"
Lloyd S, owner of a 1974 Chevrolet Corvette from Florida
I went through a learning experience of how to repair cracks in the nose of my 1974 Corvette this year and since I have limited experience at body repair and no spray painting practice until this year I am some things I learned I learned.
1) Understand the properties of the material you are repairing. With urethane, expose the localized (at least two to four inches) around the crack area especially if you are not the original owner because you need to know what previous people did. After exposing the urethane, I found several hairline cracks to the naked eye but through the urethane cross section but hidden under good-looking paint. Some hidden cracks actually interconnected to pre-paint removal exposed cracks.
2) Determine the best corrective action – remove and replace the bumper painted properly with “Automotive Products” painting materiel (there are multiple choices available do your homework or I went through a learning experience of how to repair cracks in the nose of my 1974 Corvette this year and since I have limited experience at body repair and no spray painting practice until this year I am some things I learned I learned.
1) Understand the properties of the material you are repairing. With urethane, expose the localized area (at least two to four inches) around the cracked area especially if you are not the original owner because you need to know what the previous people did. After exposing the urethane, I found several hairline cracks to the naked eye but they went through the urethane cross section but remained hidden under good-looking paint. Some hidden cracks actually interconnected to pre-paint removal exposed cracks.
2) Do not try repairing cracks ([prior to removing paint from around the crack(s)] that are within inches to each other or within several inches and if one sees multiple cracks on a single side of your urethane front bumper. Expect the worst-case urethane condition so expose the urethane to determine your best corrective action approach.
3) Determine the best corrective action: Remove and replace the bumper painted properly with “Automotive Products” painting materiel (there are multiple choices available so do your homework or you may get a less than satisfactory fix and/or far more cost than needed) Alternatively, for many, probably most people get a professional to do it. Or do it yourself.
My first repair attempt taught me spray can painting technique and buying user-friendly equipment. I will definitely insure that I do not apply too many coats of paint on my next try and I will use another bonding agent to make certain the repaired bumper effectively provides high structural strength equal to or better than original manufactured equipment.
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