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11-08-2008, 01:10 PM
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#1 | | Launching!
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ok i have some c5 z06 wheels just sitting around some knicks in the chrome so my question is can i paint chrome wheels and if so how?
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11-08-2008, 02:10 PM
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#2 | | Staging Lane
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Good question, I kinda have the same one. I have a set of cragars that the clear coat has been stripped off and look really hazy. Wondering if I could paint them black or if they can be powdercoated?
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11-08-2008, 02:15 PM
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#3 | | TECH Enthusiast
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no the chrome is a plating and the paint will start to come off. you need to get the chrome plating stripped off, then you can paint it. u could sand blast it or equivalent.... but i painted my 10 spoke wheels, and if i had to do it again i would have them powdercoated
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11-08-2008, 02:51 PM
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#4 | | Launching!
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so they need like a acid bath wouldnt sand blasting leave a riugh finsh
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11-08-2008, 02:52 PM
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#5 | | Launching!
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rough*
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11-08-2008, 02:54 PM
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#6 | | TECH Enthusiast
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the chrome on the wheels is a plating and is paper thin. if you blast it, it should peel off all of the plating and leave you with the bare metal of the rim. my rims were painted and i acid stripped them, and it was a PITA...
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11-08-2008, 02:56 PM
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#7 | | Launching!
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so sandblasting should leave it smooth
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11-08-2008, 02:57 PM
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#8 | | TECH Enthusiast
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not totally smooth, since the wheels are not smooth to begin with, but it will not be extremely rough. but you should be able to take them to a good powder coater and they should be able take care of them for u
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11-08-2008, 03:00 PM
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#9 | | Launching!
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oh ok thanks i was just trying to do something cheap lol cause i dnt care that much about the wheels
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11-09-2008, 11:12 AM
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#10 | | Launching!
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I want to chrome my stock GTO 17's
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11-09-2008, 06:40 PM
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#11 | | 11 Second Club
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 5PONT7  I want to chrome my stock GTO 17's | You want to go the other way 
I have some gunmetal rims that I need to get powdercoated.
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