After removing the old paint & as much rust as I could the resulting metal surface was left pretty pitted & rough. A nice slick mirror shiny finish I wasn't going to get even if I had used my spray gun. So using a foam rubber paint brush I primed the metal with a few coats of Rust-Olem primer. I prefer a foam rubber paint brush to a traditional haired brush. The foam rubber doesn't leave hair streaks like a normal brush & best of all it holds its shape without looking like a bird nest after a few hours of use.

The rear bumper was in worst shape than the front but still cleaned up nicely. Using a Saws-All I trimmed an inch or so off the tubes to clean up the ragged rusty ends. Once I reinstalled the tube caps she looked as good as new but with a 'textured' finish.

The font bumper was in much better shape than the rear but still presented a challenge. She cleaned up pretty nice though.

The wheels where easier to paint than the bumpers as they could be easily removed but having five of them to clean up, prime & paint made them the biggest part of this project.

In addition to the bumpers & wheels there were a number of other parts that needed attention. Those I also cleaned, primed & painted.

The windshield wiper arms had lost their paint some time ago due to chipping so I gave them a coat of orange which turned out to be a mistake. With all those tacky plastic aftermarket windshield wiper accessories out there, they just didn't present the look I was after. So after running with them orange for a while I decided to re-painted them black. It looks a lot better now.