pascal

I don't have a lot of faith on that bumper frankly and I sure don't have all the answers.
If it was me, I'd try to sell it locally on Craig list etc... and get another style from another company.

DanielKSpencer

I was afraid you were going to say that. Well, I'm going to give them one more go at it and then I guess I'll order a California Special from LMR. Thanks for the advice. I'll keep everybody posted with the progress.

DanielKSpencer

I spoke to Street Scene again today. Got a different guy. He said baking it was an option but not to get the booth over 400 deg. Never seen a booth get that hot anyway, but whatever. He asked me about the "second" instructions. He said they don't send the "second" instructions with the product so he emailed them to me. They were exactly like the ones that come with the bumper. Basically, scrub with hot water and ajax or comet and a pad. Prime and paint, do not use lacquer primer. Most body shops use acrilic primer anyway don't they? No magic unveiled with the "second" instructions, either.
The body shop is going to strip and bake and prep, bake, prep, bake prep, etc. to try to get the mold releasers out, then try to paint again.

pascal

Hold on now... not everything I say is written in stones.
I'm no better than the next guy so I will be wrong at times, lol imagine that!
Based on my own experience and seeing other local folks having issues with this bumper as well, dictated what I told you.
I'm sure someone, somewhere, has 0 issues with this bumper...

I think you're right, try one more shot at it and then, unload it if problems come back.

Good luck.

Oh, and don't waste your time with Street Scene.

2011Black5.0

glad to hear the bumper worked out for you azrael

DanielKSpencer

Thanks. I just know you seem to know more about aftermarket mods than the people working on it. They do mostly back to stock work since they are at a dealership. I value your opinion and you seem to have a good reputation. And especially since you had said you have worked with the same bumper in the past I wanted your take on it.

They are feeling hopeful that if they bake it a few times and prep it after each bake they will make it work. I actually insisted that they use the elastomeric primer as SS suggests. They kept trying to tell me that what they used was good on everything else so it should be good on it. But I told them that obviously there is a reason they suggest it so use it.
Course SS calls it "elastometric" but I guess that's a typo cause elastomeric is all I can find info on.
I heard from a guy on another site that said he had trouble too but was able to do the bake and prep a couple of times and his has been good for almost 5 years with no chips.

Funny thing is, seems everyone has to do the bake and prep but SS doesn't even mention it. No way their simple 3 step instructions could work out

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