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				Tow Hook/Front Bar Refinishing Question
			 
			The front tow hooks and bar protector are an eyesore (bent and rusted).  I want to straighten the front bar and I was thinking of powder coating it as well as the tow hooks.  Has anyone done this?  The bar is extremely strong, is there an easy way to straighten it?   | ||
|  12-05-2006, 09:27 AM | 
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			every now and then you can find a used unbent one....thats what I did...and repainted mine with rustoleum
		 
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|  12-05-2006, 09:32 AM | 
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			Powdercoating is the way to go... it gets sanblasted so all rust is removed (at least externally) and baked with the powder so it'll resist chipping a little better. Hmmmm This reminds me, I have one from an '85 that I powedercoated and am not planning on using it. If anyone is interested make me an offer. Here are some pictures. | ||
|  12-05-2006, 09:48 AM | 
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			will it fit an SC?  Lynn
		 
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|  12-05-2006, 02:29 PM | 
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			Palumbo, that is a spectacularly clean car!
		 
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|  12-05-2006, 03:37 PM | 
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			You can also rattle can the bar with Krylon (after wire brushing the rust away).  Mine was like yours; I did it a few years ago and it still looks great.
		 
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|  12-05-2006, 05:19 PM | 
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			Before painting it, I'd like to get it looking more straight.  I think the left side needs to come down a little bit.   I know this part was often scraped by the PO, I saw him do it when we took the car out.   | ||
|  12-05-2006, 06:40 PM | 
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			Once you get it off, my guess is that you can see what tweaking it needs.  Could be as simple as putting it in a vise and giving it a couple of 'taps' with a hammer to straighten it.
		 
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|  12-05-2006, 07:39 PM | 
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			Very clean car indeed. I plan on doing the same to mine.
		 
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|  12-05-2006, 08:15 PM | 
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			Thanks, the camera was also 10 feet away!  She has a coat of Black Magic.  After reading about it on the board, I thought I'd give it a try and it seems to last pretty long, then again it sits in a garage. Would there be harm if I tried straightening the bar while its still bolted on, ie, using my foot to press down on it, but that bar is so strong I don't think It will budge! | ||
|  12-06-2006, 03:29 AM | 
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			Took it off, prepped and painted the bar and hooks.  Looks much better...  I didn't straighten the bar while it was off the car, it would have been difficult to line up the holes and its a strong bar.  Used a jack and some creativity to make it more straight across.      | ||
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