Luckily, I have some awesome friends. Cliff Whetstone has a stainless steel line fabrication shop, in addition to a large assortment of old aviation parts. He also has a back shop that serves as a make shift toy making factory filled with all kinds of useful tools.
After removing the bumper, grinding the old paint off the bumper, removing all the hardware, and getting it ready for powder coating, Cliff and I took the raw hunk of metal to his buddy's shop just down the road.
The upside, I was getting an amazing deal on powder coating. The downside, I had to drive back to LA without a bumper in the rain.
After gingerly working my way back to west LA, the skies cleared up and the drive the next day was clear as a bell. So clear I could see the San Bernardino Mountains, roughly 60 miles away. (Typically, you can't see downtown 5 miles away so, yeah, it was that clear.)
I arrived to find Cliff had already picked up the finished bumper and I was ready to reassemble. After some creativity putting the bumper back into place, the previously shredded hunk of metal was transformed into a beautiful new matte black bumper.
Everything went together quickly and the finished product looks awesome. Next project, finding a new grill and the possibly the ball joints and tie-rod ends. Think the front end needs a little attention.
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