Deer/Elk "proof" bumper
#31
i think your right with the expanded metal. i think it would make more of a mess, and turn out not good in the end. my bumper is going to have a perforated piece of steel ( i believe its called. has a pattern of .5" dia holes punched in it) protecting the lower end of the radiator and tranny cooler. there is a metal plating company near me, but i think they went under and i'm not sure how big they could handle. this coating is a major concern to me cause i want to do it once the right way and be done with it. rhino lining is roughly $400-$500 for a bumper. and linex runs right close to it. haven't checked powder coat yet, but i know for fact that they charge an additionally %50 for anything other than black. auctally if my pockets were deep enough i'd of went SS, but that was twice the cost
Last edited by hock6.0; 03-07-2010 at 11:24 AM.
#32
wow i think your gonna be good when u hit a deer with that thing.... we gotta worry about hittin cows down here. ever seen what a full grown brahma bull (2000+lbs) will do to a truck?? a guy i know hit one with a full ranch hand raplacement and still totaled his f250, it was not pretty by any means but then again elk get pretty big
#34
Here's the one I built my senior year of high school in Ag Fab class. Its not quite finished, ran out time before I could finish. Unfortunately it only fits 92-96 Fords and I killed that truck and sold it, so now it just sitting getting rusty
let me know if you want to know how I built it
#35
all the bumpers look waesome on this thread. not sure about the one with the spike though, that looks like a expensive lawsuit with no chance of winning. i hope in a couple weeks i will have some pics to add of the bumper i'm building for mine. i should be getting the pieces that are getting cut and bent soon so i can weld it up. what would you guys recomend for a coating? paint, powdercoat, linex, rhino liner, i'm learning towards a silver color.
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i need to get it fitted up to the truck for the frame mounts and then make brackets for the lights and its ready to coat. powder coat is out of the question. i built a head ache rack for a buddy and the company around here that does it didn't do a very good job. 3 months after it was on the truck it was bubbling and rusting. he wasn't impressed and niether was I, so thats out. I'm gonna research the do it yourself kits and the POR 15. where can i find this POR 15
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Do you get the powdercoat on without sandblasting it?
I got several items powdercoated and they do not rust at all: steel rims, diff covers, tank skidplates.
No chipping, no rust, but all of them are sandblasted first, heat zinc treated and then powdercoated.
the company told me in advance to zinc coat them to avoid rust if the surface gets damaged sometimes. I trusted them in that advice and it still looks great.
I got several items powdercoated and they do not rust at all: steel rims, diff covers, tank skidplates.
No chipping, no rust, but all of them are sandblasted first, heat zinc treated and then powdercoated.
the company told me in advance to zinc coat them to avoid rust if the surface gets damaged sometimes. I trusted them in that advice and it still looks great.