CableWS6

he guys i got an 01 TA with factory 17 alloy wheels. Wondering if it would be cheaper to just get factory wheels chromed rather than going out and buying a new set. If so where would i go to get wheels chromed. I live in the DFW area. thanks for your help.

Tair

It's been debated many times in the past, and I think the common solution ended up being buying new chrome wheels. Unless you have extremely rare wheels that you absolutely can't buy chromed from the factory, it wouldn't be worth the time to get a shop to do it for you. It's pretty pricey to get wheels chromed....$$$

Hawk350

Polish, polish, polish.....

Pandamonkey

I don't understant what you mean by that.........
Are you trying to say that if you polish machine finish wheels enough, they'll become chrome?

You must mean something else....

chesee48

he probably means to just go with/buy polished rims instead of chrome...

Hawk350

What I mean is if you polish wheels, they will look like chrome.

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Tair

damn, I wish I didn't have my salad shooters now. I'd polish my wheels all day long if they looked like that!!

Z28BICOL

If you have already polished wheels, it would be cheaper to have them chromed than to buy factory chromed wheels. I had one of my Mercedes chrome wheels re-chromed for $150 at www.calchrome.com with excellent result. $125 if you want a polished wheel chromed.

Ryatt-SS

Polishing is the way to go. Mine are actually polished and I love them, much easier to maintain, and they don't flake like other wheels do.

kandied91z

very nice Hawk350, what do you use to keep them up?


chroming depends on where its done and what stage. my tripple chrome plated 91 wheels were around 1500.

Hawk350

It's aluminum polish, not sure exactly what the name is....but i will find out for ya....after each wash, I use the polish and then a coat of wax to act as a clearcoat.

Hawk350

Also....my rims cost me about $100 to do....(sand paper, compounds and a buffing wheel)

Silver6er

Hey Hawk350, what are your center caps made out of? And can you list some of the products that you use? Thanks!

Hawk350

Center caps are already chrome....the little disks around the center caps were painted aluminum and the wheels are aluminum. I stripped the clearcoat with "stripper" a spray that I bought at home depot.....used 230, 600, 1000, 1500 grit sand paper then compounds on a drill with buffing wheel. Takes me a day to do one rim but as you can see.....well worth the results

kandied91z

if you could find the polish and what wax you use i'd apreciate it!