I was reading about a product called Plasti Dip and wondered if anyone had used it or some other rubber dip to restore the hood bumpers/set bolts. They're used to set the height when shut. The bumper looks like this: http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u234/StorminNormanSquire/C5ZZ-16763-B.jpg http://www.plastidip.com/industrial/plastidip.html http://ultimateperformancecar.ca/it...l-coatings/plasti-dip-blue-43028-z-detail.htm I need the material for other places on the car, and some tool grips that are getting shabby, so I figured I'd try to use this on my old, cracked hood bumpers. They need about 3/16" of rubber on top on the steel head.
This looks like a neat product. I going to ask around to see if anyone has used it before as this is the first time I hear of this product.
You can get the info for Canadian retailers from this page. You have to email the guy. http://www.plastidip.com/industrial/international.html For US vendors: http://www.plastidip.com/industrial/domestic.html I emailed the Canadian rep and he suggested Home Hardware or True Value, for Manitoba. I don't know about elsewhere, but I'd think there would be more like that Ultra Performance link in bigger Provinces.
I outdid myself this time! When I was in the Forces, we used a rubber sealant to cover special wiring junctures through the sheetmetal pass-throughs, so I thought I'd look in my Princess Auto catalog, and Bingo! A product called Grote Anti-Corrosion sealant. Off I went and found it, but I also found that they carry Taillight lenses, wiring connectors, headlights, fog lights, etc. They make them! Princess Auto is everywhere (almost): http://www.princessauto.com/PAcountry.cfm?CTRY=CAN&INF=loc&SPC=1 AND they're in Canada, Mexico and the US! Use the 'Where To Buy' menu to find retailers: http://www.grote.com/ Taillights: http://www.grote.com/marketing/OELensOrderForms.html Downloadable Catalogs: http://grote.com/prodcat/printcatfiles/download screen.html I'll have to go and see if it's the same stuff (rubbery) as I knew in the Army: http://grote.com/product.php?product_number=99170
