mrvette
Phantom of the Opera
My car was treated to new bumpers, some 25? years ago, and so have been perfect and rust free in the REAR, front has been damaged due to wrecks....
but now over the last several months, I have noticed the right REAR bumper has developed a crack on the surface, very small in width, but about 2" long in the surface of the chrome, just from the apex of the wrap around turn, out to the radius of the metal outer edge/fold/wrap...it's in the flatter area...noted when washing, and yes I can catch my fingernail on it....no other rust or defects, just this crack....
I don't want China junk, so any other suggestions???? this is not caused by accident damage, so question is.....could repeated exposure to HOT FLORIDA sunlight in the PM hours cause enough metal flex to make it stress crack???
I know it can be welded and then maybe rechromed....but I not doing that until hell freezes over....any suggestions as to stopping rust forming in the crack???
without messing up the chrome surface??
:hissyfit::banghead::gurney:
but now over the last several months, I have noticed the right REAR bumper has developed a crack on the surface, very small in width, but about 2" long in the surface of the chrome, just from the apex of the wrap around turn, out to the radius of the metal outer edge/fold/wrap...it's in the flatter area...noted when washing, and yes I can catch my fingernail on it....no other rust or defects, just this crack....
I don't want China junk, so any other suggestions???? this is not caused by accident damage, so question is.....could repeated exposure to HOT FLORIDA sunlight in the PM hours cause enough metal flex to make it stress crack???
I know it can be welded and then maybe rechromed....but I not doing that until hell freezes over....any suggestions as to stopping rust forming in the crack???
without messing up the chrome surface??
:hissyfit::banghead::gurney: