Raider Posted February 23, 2014 Posted February 23, 2014 The bumpers on my wife's Mini get pitted very quickly; in particular the rear one which is more exposed at the end of our car port.I clean the bumper up with Solvol Autosol and have tried a layer of car wax over the bumper to try and seal it. Any ideas on how I could preserve the bumpers better and keep the rust at bay? Quote
Clive Posted February 23, 2014 Posted February 23, 2014 Buy some stainless ones!Very cheap, but also pretty thin so dent easily.Other option is to lacquer the chrome ones. Apparently Mexican beetle bumpers rust overnight, bodyshops who fit them at (idiotic) clients requests have to lacquer those as a matter of course, as well as trying to explain to aforementioned clients why.Proper mini bumpers are generally not too bad though. The one on Lucy's car is holding up well,the other is a stainless version. Quote
Velocita Rosso Posted February 23, 2014 Posted February 23, 2014 Raider wrote:The bumpers on my wife's Mini get pitted very quickly; in particular the rear one which is more exposed Oh dear ....has D tried a longer coat?The only thing I can suggest is a layer of WaxoylIf its just for winter protection, which can then be removed, then that should stop deterioration and then polish in summerother than that nothing will stop the rust other than a total re coppering and chroming Quote
Hogie Posted February 23, 2014 Posted February 23, 2014 If a reasonably good looking chromed bumper rusts over fairly quickly then the plating is not good and nothing will really help.Get them copper/nickel/chrome plated.S/S bumpers sound good but they do not have the deep shine that quality chrome has.Also if you have a deep scratch/score then you will have to do some serious blend/polishing which will leave a distorted surface.Chrome bumpers can be repaired easily by stripping and replaying. Roger Quote
Clive Posted February 23, 2014 Posted February 23, 2014 At under 40 quid a pop, the stainless are good value. Apparently rover fitted stainless to some minis from new, but they are NLA. I reckon they would polish up pretty well, but never as good as chrome. Quote
Raider Posted February 23, 2014 Author Posted February 23, 2014 I get the impression these are relatively new bumpers but are less good than tyhe original equipment.Stainless sounds worth considering for the future Quote
Deleted User Posted February 23, 2014 Posted February 23, 2014 martin http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/APRILIA-50CC-Rally-A-C-95-02-ACF50-ANTI-CORROSION-SPRAY-/360801671093?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item54017497b5ACF50 is the only thing I will put on my bike for over winter use. It is the dogs and stops corrosion!Rob Quote
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