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[Adrenaline Junkie]

As the title says..

My chrome 13x7 superlites are flaking slightly, and if i decide i can afford to go ahead with the bike engined conversion, i want them looking tip top...

Can they be re-chromed? if so, where? and roughly how much would it cost?

[1984mini25]

You can get you wheels re-chromed at a wheel refurbers
But not all of the do it

Don’t know any in your area, sorry

<karl>

[Adrenaline Junkie]

You can get you wheels re-chromed at a wheel refurbers
But not all of the do it

Don’t know any in your area, sorry

<karl>

I don't suppose you'd know of a rough price would you?

Just wondering if it might be cheaper to buy a new set of superlites, the ally ones rather than chrome...

[gsms]

Just wondering if it might be cheaper to buy a new set of superlites, the ally ones rather than chrome...

You could re-furb your wheels yourself easily! Then spray them....... metallic blue?! :gasp: ...maybe black?

Or any colour you'd like. But there's really not that much to know when re-furbishing wheels. It'll save you a lot of money too.

Guy.

[Adrenaline Junkie]

Just wondering if it might be cheaper to buy a new set of superlites, the ally ones rather than chrome...

You could re-furb your wheels yourself easily! Then spray them....... metallic blue?! :gasp: ...maybe black?

Or any colour you'd like. But there's really not that much to know when re-furbishing wheels. It'll save you a lot of money too.

Guy.

Hmm... How hard would it be to remove the chrome and prepare it to be painted in a matt black for example?

That would always be an option i suppose!

[Lt-SilverDragon]

If your not worried about them being chrome you could always get them powder coated, might make them last longer.

Don't know how much it would be to get them chromed but they have to be blasted thoroughly cleaned etc so the more you spend the better they should turn out, nothing worst then spending all that money to get them re chromed for them to start flaking again after a few months.

[gsms]

Hmm... How hard would it be to remove the chrome

hmm.. I've never removed chrome off anything before, so I'm not sure about how you'd go about getting it all off. Maybe sanding them down. Shouldn't be tricky at all though.

prepare it to be painted in a matt black for example?

I've done exactly this with a set of wheels that used to be silver/grey, and are now black. It came out perfectly in the end. I'd definately do it yourself!

...Here's the finished product of my wheels so you can see the quality that can be acheived by doing it yourself:






Guy.

[Adrenaline Junkie]

Good job matey! They look smart!

I'll look into it when ive considered more important matters...

Thanks for your help guys.

[McGoo 69]

wow they doo look smart.

How do you go about doing em?

As i might need to spray the inside of some Revolution rims.

Any tips etc

[gsms]

Thank you!

Well, to get a good finish, you have to get the preparation absolutely PERFECT. 95% of the good finish is down to preparation.

First I used filler to cover any chips/dents, then sanded them down for AGES, getting it perfectly smooth all over.

Then primer.. (halfords again!)

Then paint! I just used cans from halfords which seemed good. "Satin black". Many thin layers, as opposed to a few thick layers. Don't hold the can too close to the wheel also... you don't want any runs!

Then.... Sealer stuff! (Can't remember the exact name, but it says it's made for alloy wheels on the can)

Have a look in the "paint and detailing" section for more info!

Guy.

[Super Adam]

what Kind of wheels are those?

[gsms]

what Kind of wheels are those?

Mine?

Alessio Monza's, 15"x8" (multispokes)


Guy.