Bumpers: Sand blasting, galvanising painting

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Bumpers: Sand blasting, galvanising painting

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So, my Cali imported bumpers aren't quite prepped for the British weather. I've had a look around, asked for some advice and the general consensus is to get them sand blasted, galvanised and re-painted.

I've contacted Joseph Ash here in Kent but they don't do car stuff, so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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Witham in Essex - Used to use for all my boat stuff. They used to have a minimum weight charge. My local blacksmith used to send stuff to them and would let you tag bits on to his load.

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If you have them hot galvanised they buckle up and be useless , you can have them zinc sprayed or similar l, powder coating is reasonably good, I prefer wet spray, it’s more expensive but a better finish and more long lasting

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Cool, thanks for the suggestions. Will inquire and update with the progress/results.
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Can well recommend them being powder coated.  Had mine done a number of years ago from here:

https://www.kentpowdercoating.co.uk/

Still look fresh today and just require a clean up with WD40 - you can see how they look towards the bottom of the page here:

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