I tried and tried, but the Chrome Plating of my wheels was just not meant to be. Between the limited people that I could find that would even try it, to the 6 - 8 weeks without my wheels, to the $1000 plush shipping cost, to the fact that no one would even say that the crome would sitck, I decided not to chrome. I have however, decided that I can get pretty much the same look by polishing my wheels. I also thought this would make a pretty good DIY.
Project - Polish Wheels, and Paint eyelets black (from stock gray).
I purchased most of what I needed tonight for the job, and have it staged to begin tomorrow.
Purchase List (~$200)
Wenol Polishing Compound (Blue and Red)
Polishing Wheels
Polishing Brick
Zoops Seal (on order, not pictured)
300, 600, 1200, and 1500 grit sandpaper
Plenty of rags
Aluminum Clearcoat Remover
Painters Tape
By gunnygtipics, shot with DSC-T10 at 2007-10-01
Step One - Tomorrow (pics to follow): Remove one wheel, tape gray eyelets to prevent damage to paint (Body shop guy tells me that even though I am painting these sections black, he would rather I bring in the wheel with the paint in these sections intact). Remove clear coat, get through 300, and 600 sanding with Wenol red compound, and begin on wheel and polishing brick. Not sure how long this will take, but the goal anyway, is to get on the wheel tomorrow.
Project - Polish Wheels, and Paint eyelets black (from stock gray).
I purchased most of what I needed tonight for the job, and have it staged to begin tomorrow.
Purchase List (~$200)
Wenol Polishing Compound (Blue and Red)
Polishing Wheels
Polishing Brick
Zoops Seal (on order, not pictured)
300, 600, 1200, and 1500 grit sandpaper
Plenty of rags
Aluminum Clearcoat Remover
Painters Tape

By gunnygtipics, shot with DSC-T10 at 2007-10-01
Step One - Tomorrow (pics to follow): Remove one wheel, tape gray eyelets to prevent damage to paint (Body shop guy tells me that even though I am painting these sections black, he would rather I bring in the wheel with the paint in these sections intact). Remove clear coat, get through 300, and 600 sanding with Wenol red compound, and begin on wheel and polishing brick. Not sure how long this will take, but the goal anyway, is to get on the wheel tomorrow.