rust repair on chrome bumpers

fenrong · #1 (**permalink**) 03-23-2005, 08:56 AM

I've asked this at the 4Runner forum and have not gotten any response. I am wondering if anyone know what to do to remove rust off of the chrome bumpers and reseal it. check on the thread below.

how to repair rust on chrome bumpers

Rob

Tacoma05 · #2 (**permalink**) 03-23-2005, 04:28 PM

I'd really like to know if anyone has found a way to prevent a rusty rear bumper, they seem to be on every older Toyota with a chrome bumper. When I wax the truck I put a layer of chrome polish on the rear bumper, hoping that it will protect it. It says that it protects from road salt, sand, and works kind of like a wax. I wonder if this will actually work in the long run.

goldmember · #3 (**permalink**) 03-23-2005, 04:53 PM

cleaning my 05 Taco this weekend, I noticed my rear bumper is already rusty. Right below the license plate. Some wiped away, but some of it wouldn't. Truck only has 2600 miles. I'm thinking I may clean it real good spray that space with black rustoleum. You'll never notice that it's not chrome and that should stop the rust for some time.

Tacoma05 · #4 (**permalink**) 03-23-2005, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by goldmember

cleaning my 05 Taco this weekend, I noticed my rear bumper is already rusty. Right below the license plate. Some wiped away, but some of it wouldn't. Truck only has 2600 miles. I'm thinking I may clean it real good spray that space with black rustoleum. You'll never notice that it's not chrome and that should stop the rust for some time.

Before you spray that area with paint, you might want to take it in to the dealership to see if that would be covered under the corrosion warrenty.

MrBeanley · #5 (**permalink**) 03-23-2005, 06:27 PM

If you are talking about that surface rust that you will eventually get on any chrome that is exposed to the elements, then the answer is really very simple: chrome polish.

Personally, I use Mother's brand; but any brand of chrome polish should do the trick. Follow the instructions on the bottle. Usually, you apply the polish with a terrycloth towel or something, and a whole lot of elbow grease. When it dries, buff it off with another soft cloth. It should take off surface rust, road tar, dead bugs and whatnot from the chrome. You'll be very happy with the results.

To keep the rust from coming back again, follow up the chrome polish with a really good coat of carnuba wax. Again, I use Mother's California Gold, but any good carnuba wax will do the job. The trick with Chrome, like any metal surface that you don't want to rust, is that you have to polish and wax it periodically.

[EDITORIAL=ON] As far as the Mother's thing goes, I just want to get a plug in for them. I've used their products, mainly the three-phase wax system (pre-was cleaner, sealer/glaze and carnuba wax - paste or liquid) exclusively on my trucks for the past 11 years. All of those trucks also happen to have been Toyotas! My '94 DX 4x4 looked better the day I (begrudgingly) sold her in 2004 than she did the day I drove her off the lot back in October of '94. I was constantly having people ask me where I had it repainted! It was stricktly and completely stock, guys. And I attribute the shape that truck was in to two things: my anal-retentive truck care style, and the Mother's car care products I always used on her.

I also have been using Mother's on my '04 DC exclusively. Check my avatar or my photo gallery for the results. That's my $0.02. [EDITORIAL=OFF]

Hope that helps...

fenrong · #6 (**permalink**) 04-19-2005, 10:13 AM

update!

I have used mother's aluminum polish ( for wheels ) and it removed the rust off the bumpers and after 2.5 weeks and a couple of rainy days. The rust hasn't come back. So I think it works!

Rob