Bumper and bumper protective strip and method for the painting of the same

Abstract

In a bumper and/or a bumper protective strip which are arranged tightly together in a finished position, holding apparatus are provided, with which the bumper protective strip is detachably fastenable to provide a spacing from the bumper with respect to the finished spacing. In a method for the painting of the combination of a bumper and with a bumper protective strip, the bumper and the bumper protective strip are before painting, secured together in a spaced relationship and are painted together. Thus, it is possible to paint bumper with bumper protective strips economically with exactly the same color hue and to transport them joined with one another.

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         20 . A method for the paining of a combination of a bumper and a bumper protective strip, comprising the step of painting the bumper and the bumper protective strip with the same color, including painting the bumper spaced from the bumper protective strip.  
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein after the painting step the bumper and the bumper protective strip are left spaced by a spacing apparatus on the bumper of the bumper, protective strip.  
     
     
         22 . The method according to  claim 20  including spacing the bumper from the bumper protective strip in the range of from 1 millimeter to 20 millimeters.