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removing chrome from rims

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removing chrome from rims

Post by V8 Middy »

I was all set to buy the extra offset rims from procomp but alas they do not clear the brake calipers on a 70 series so cutting and flipping is my only option.

Get rims cut and flipped... easy
Powdercoating... easy

Problem is, the rims are a chrome finish. The powdercoaters gave me details of an elecroplaters to strip the rims but they said its too big for them to do.

Any tricks? Hours with a brush attachment on a power drill???
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Re: removing chrome from rims

Post by Shadow »

V8 Middy wrote:I was all set to buy the extra offset rims from procomp but alas they do not clear the brake calipers on a 70 series so cutting and flipping is my only option.

Get rims cut and flipped... easy
Powdercoating... easy

Problem is, the rims are a chrome finish. The powdercoaters gave me details of an elecroplaters to strip the rims but they said its too big for them to do.

Any tricks? Hours with a brush attachment on a power drill???

chrome is very hard and would take quite a long time to remove with a wire wheel.

Perhaps just spend the $$ on some new sunraysiers. $55-$65/rim.
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Re: removing chrome from rims

Post by Goatse.AJ »

Shadow wrote:
V8 Middy wrote:I was all set to buy the extra offset rims from procomp but alas they do not clear the brake calipers on a 70 series so cutting and flipping is my only option.

Get rims cut and flipped... easy
Powdercoating... easy

Problem is, the rims are a chrome finish. The powdercoaters gave me details of an elecroplaters to strip the rims but they said its too big for them to do.

Any tricks? Hours with a brush attachment on a power drill???

chrome is very hard and would take quite a long time to remove with a wire wheel.

Perhaps just spend the $$ on some new sunraysiers. $55-$65/rim.

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Post by droopypete »

swap your rims with someone who does a lot of beach driving, the job is half done for you, they are happy, you are happy, jobs done :armsup:

Peter
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Post by Frankenyota »

Hey mate i had some chrome rims sand blasted. The sand will not remove the chrome, instead will etch it which is good enough to paint onto.
Put on some etch primer and paint them, sweet as.

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Post by V8 Middy »

Maybe thats the go... rattle can and touch up occasionaly
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