[Cadillakin'98]

Tank Em,

If you can't find one at a salvage yard thats in decent shape, I would get your friends dad to get you one. Chances are he can get it 20 to 25% off list prices. Also, he might use one of the bumper places that sells OEM bumpers that have been reconditioned. Since these are metal bumpers we have (and not those plastic pieces of $#*^ on cars now days), I see nothing wrong with using a reconditioned one. Anyways, those are your two best bets to save money and get one that fits right. Stay away from those aftermarkets out there. You would be better off just going ahead and putting your money in the trash can than using one of those, takes less energy that way!!

Broughy94,

Lookin good man! These pics also let me see a couple of things that I can help you with also. Please remember, just trying to help you, not criticize your work. First, looks like you got a good crew helping you out there, but the sander he is using I hope is only to knock the paint down to get area ready to be worked on, and not for the purpose of making everything smooth and straight. You see, once your panels are repaired, you should be sanding with blocks only. Otherwise yoiu are cutting into the surfaces unevenly which will create high and low spots that you will see after its painted. Get those long sanding blocks that are about 1.5 ft long and 4" wide. Make sure you keep the block flat on the body and sand in a ////// or a \\\\\ pattern to get it evenly sanded. You can start with either 220 or 320 with that block. 220 on panels with heavy primered areas near bondo work, then 320 lightly over all primered areas (including where you just sanded with 220) If you rather be safe, just use 320 over primered areas until you have knocked it smooth all over. Be sure to not break through the pimer (exposing bondo) too much. If you get a little bondo showing through, thats fine but if you get alot showing, prime it again. Remember the //////// pattern or \\\\\\\\\\ pattern. Especially around curves. Use the ////// or \\\\\\ pattern but a little more ====. Hope that makes sense to you. Tell me if you don't understand.

Second, I'm not sure if you are one of those people that thinks you have to sand all the paint off or the whole truck has to be primed first......STOP!!! These things are not necessary. The more primer, the more work you create, and of course the more work created by the more paint that gets stripped off. Not sure if you are one of those that thinks this way, but if so, stop creating unnecessary work.

Last thing, on exposed bare metal, are you using a self-etching primer?? Make sure you do ONLY ON BARE METAL, then prime over with what you are using.

As far as that banner, as long as it looks decent and not really creased anywhere, I'd still swap you for the emblems you need or want. The way you described it rolled up sounds great to me. Anways, my zip (or one you can use for pricing) is 75083. Any futher info of that nature please email or private message me. Wether you are requesting or giving info of that nature. Keeps us both safer I guess. Anyways dude, keep up the good work!! Oh yeah, don't worry about a pic of the banner, can you get a good one of the blue truck you painted instead?!