Advice for cleaning/painting 1980 rubber bumpers

[last1]

Hi All,

Looking for advice regarding cleaning and painting (or making black again) the rubber bumpers. Previous applications of some sort of detail work has deteriorated and I'd like to refresh the bumpers.

Suggestions appreciated as well as what worked for you.

Also, I have the front license bracket. To install with OEM mounting parts, do I need to remove the front bumper cover?

TIA

 

[JodyFKerr]

Quick and dirty: Meguiar's Vinyl & Rubber Restorer.

Doing it properly: https://www.mgexperience.net/article/rb-repair.html

 

[last1]

Awesome article, thanks much!!

 

[Scott_Hower]

If all else fails, Charles Runyan mentioned in last week's TRF mailing that BMIHT just did a small production run of brand new urethane MGB bumpers, ~100 sets. They're obscenely expensive; something like $900/each. Sadly, Charles also mentioned the tooling is set to be scrapped. :frown:

 

[Rik]

Tia, Just for your info, there is a local British car club with lots of knowledgable members near you. www.NABMS.org
Rik

 

[last1]

Thank you for the link to the club.

I was out to Ben's shop last week and to my dismay, found that he has closed it down. Is that because he closed the business?, or relocated it? I remember him talking of relocating to a new building.

Last One
(1980 MGB)

 

[glemon]

I cleaned mine (used to have an 80 MGB LE) up and sprayed with "black rubber bumper spray" from the local auto parts store, if they are weathered to the point where no amount of cleaning will bring them back to the black you want this works great, think it was Dupli-Color or VHT brand, really easy to do, I think it maybe took me half an hour or so even with masking off the body around the project.

 

[Richard_Conroy]

Whenever I see that question. I recall the RB MGB's I've seen painted body color, I think they look better....

 

[Robby]

Thank you for the link to the club.

I was out to Ben's shop last week and to my dismay, found that he has closed it down. Is that because he closed the business?, or relocated it? I remember him talking of relocating to a new building.

Last One
(1980 MGB)

Ben closed his shop and got a "real job" with Nissan in Decherd, TN (which is close to his home). He told me at the Eurobrit show that he may eventually open up a small shop and do some part time work at his home but will be a while before he does that.

Bob