Chroming

elect70, Jul 14, 12:10am
any idea of approx cos t to chrome set of 17' alloy wheels? . tossing up wether to ge t hem painted powder coated or chromed . The laquer clear has faded & crazy craked so need to do them up . Car is light blue so black is out & its so common these days .
apollo11, Jul 14, 12:33am
Painting or powder coating might be your best bet. I think chroming is hideously expensive.
trade4us2, Jul 14, 1:36am
If you polish them and spray Incralac on them, they might stay shiny for 2 years. Then a light sand and more Incralac.
lookoutas, Jul 14, 2:58am
You don't chrome alloy wheels.
You can take them to someone who will polish & re-clear them.
We get them done in Cambridge, but I believe there might be somewhere in Palmy that does them. You need to have your fingers sus it out.
the-lada-dude, Jul 14, 3:03am
I gringe when I see any suspension components are chrome plated . you can ., but the parts MUST be heat treated for possible hydrogen enbrittlement . as a wheel rim is part of the suspension . same applies to any part under stress forces
bigfatmat1, Jul 14, 8:31pm
I have a blue car. My wheels are painted in shadow chrome cost was $80 per wheel including removing curb damage. That was with tyres off
the-lada-dude, Jul 14, 8:47pm
Phssst ! , that comrade is chicken shit to my rims, . I imported some left over paint from a big factory gloss over up in ?noble Russia . my rims glow in the dark !
tmenz, Jul 14, 11:16pm
Do they charge up the battery as well?
elect70, Jul 15, 12:32am
Might do that , powder coater wants about $100 wheel as I waned the spokes silver & rim black . so double the price as heat sealed twice so bugger that Ill go & see my local spraypainter , no metal polishers in manawatu region that was my first thought .
the-lada-dude, Nov 26, 3:10am
Do the powder coat yourself. you can buy all the gear u need cheap as chips, plenty of info on line and there is a book in our library on ' how to '