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Are bumpers anodized? 140-160 1973

posted by  someone claiming to be broken login guy on  Mon Feb 17 15:09 CST 2003 [RELATED]

My bumpers look lousy.

I found some interesting looking stuff to make bumpers all shiny at

www.oxidizedaluminum.com (go figure)

Pricey stuff. Well, it *is* aimed at the BMW crowd, so there you have it.

But there are two kinds of products there. One for anodized parts, and one for non-anodized.

Being BMW guys, they have no idea whether Volvo bumpers are anodized or not.

Does anyone here know?








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Are bumpers anodized? 140-160 1973

posted by  walrus3 on  Mon Feb 17 15:34 CST 2003
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Yeah. Except where they are damaged or corroded.
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George Downs, The "original" Walrus3, Bartlesville, Oklahoma








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Are bumpers anodized? 140-160 1973

posted by  Chris Mullet on  Tue Feb 18 00:51 CST 2003
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Qustion:

If the bumpers are looking pretty bad, would it be safe to say the anodizing is pretty well shot anyway, and that a fairly aggressive compound is in order? (I don't know much about that sort of thing.)








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Are bumpers anodized? 140-160 1973

posted by  walrus3 on  Tue Feb 18 02:05 CST 2003
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Be careful not to remove any more of the anodizing than absolutely
necessary, because it protects the underlying aluminum. If you know
someone in the plating/treating business you might want to talk to
them about re-anodizing. Once you polish the aluminum it will be a
slightly different color than the anodized part and will dull with time,
so it requires repolishing.
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George Downs, The "original" Walrus3, Bartlesville, Oklahoma







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