polished aluminum vs. polisheshed chrome how can you tell the difference?
02-06-2012, 05:05 PM
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again?!
the wheels in your picture are ford "polished" wheels, not chrome.
as far as looks they are quite different, besides:
chrome is chrome, i'm sure there are some parts on your car or your neighbors that are chrome, thats how chrome looks.
easy to clean, its a final surface finish.
(i wouldnt recommend to use the stripper on chrome but i also think it wouldn't do too much to it)
the stock ford "polished" wheels are rather semi gloss polished, have a clearcoat that is like any other paint (few exceptions) high gloss by itself and also represents a final surface finish.
(all that is why i like and got them)
"only" polished aluminum does not represent a sustainable proper surface finish (imo and in all current car manufacturers opinoins), however, it can be polished quite close to chrome but you need to keep it up constantly.
stripping them? polishing? maybe repainting? sooo much effort, time money (if professionally done) and very questionable results, get a better set if you like the polished or get chrome ones if you like these.
the wheels in your picture are ford "polished" wheels, not chrome.
as far as looks they are quite different, besides:
chrome is chrome, i'm sure there are some parts on your car or your neighbors that are chrome, thats how chrome looks.
easy to clean, its a final surface finish.
(i wouldnt recommend to use the stripper on chrome but i also think it wouldn't do too much to it)
the stock ford "polished" wheels are rather semi gloss polished, have a clearcoat that is like any other paint (few exceptions) high gloss by itself and also represents a final surface finish.
(all that is why i like and got them)
"only" polished aluminum does not represent a sustainable proper surface finish (imo and in all current car manufacturers opinoins), however, it can be polished quite close to chrome but you need to keep it up constantly.
stripping them? polishing? maybe repainting? sooo much effort, time money (if professionally done) and very questionable results, get a better set if you like the polished or get chrome ones if you like these.
02-06-2012, 05:20 PM
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part numbers and so much more to explore
02-06-2012, 07:34 PM
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02-06-2012, 07:44 PM
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