Going to CHROME my own wheels!
01-07-2007, 03:21 AM
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Going to CHROME my own wheels!
Not really...but I am going to use some paint stripper and I will be fully exposing all the chrome on myCobra wheels. It's a no-brainer, but Sunday I'll document my steps along with photographs and give anyone atleast a visual guide to removing the paint off the inside of their factory chrome wheels.
The stock Chrome Cobra wheels are pretty nice, but the painted inner wheel looks cheesey. I prefer the look of a full chrome wheel...
The stock Chrome Cobra wheels are pretty nice, but the painted inner wheel looks cheesey. I prefer the look of a full chrome wheel...
01-07-2007, 04:07 AM
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RE: Going to CHROME my own wheels!
Yeah, but you'll have unpolished aluminum under the wheels. It'll havea significant haze & if I remember right everything but the lip of the wheel is coarse and would need to be sanded & then polished . It'd be a lot of work.
If you have chrome wheels from the factory, this will be the way to remove the paint and expose an entirely chrome wheel, such a cleaner look.
On my 02 GT, instead of getting chrome wheels I stripped the paint off the lip, did a couple hours worth of 800-1500grit wet sanding, put on a little polish & then waxed, they came out with a scratchless mirror finish. This isn't the best picture...I'm an idiot sometimes.
If you have chrome wheels from the factory, this will be the way to remove the paint and expose an entirely chrome wheel, such a cleaner look.
On my 02 GT, instead of getting chrome wheels I stripped the paint off the lip, did a couple hours worth of 800-1500grit wet sanding, put on a little polish & then waxed, they came out with a scratchless mirror finish. This isn't the best picture...I'm an idiot sometimes.
01-07-2007, 04:10 AM
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RE: Going to CHROME my own wheels!
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Hey Dan... I thought I saw a writeup of this over on svtp. Is that where your instructions are from or are you making your own?
Hey Dan... I thought I saw a writeup of this over on svtp. Is that where your instructions are from or are you making your own?
01-07-2007, 01:10 PM
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RE: Going to CHROME my own wheels!
ORIGINAL: Dan04COBRA
Yeah, but you'll have unpolished aluminum under the wheels. It'll havea significant haze & if I remember right everything but the lip of the wheel is coarse and would need to be sanded & then polished . It'd be a lot of work.
If you have chrome wheels from the factory, this will be the way to remove the paint and expose an entirely chrome wheel, such a cleaner look.
On my 02 GT, instead of getting chrome wheels I stripped the paint off the lip, did a couple hours worth of 800-1500grit wet sanding, put on a little polish & then waxed, they came out with a scratchless mirror finish. This isn't the best picture...I'm an idiot sometimes.
Those came out pretty good
Yeah, but you'll have unpolished aluminum under the wheels. It'll havea significant haze & if I remember right everything but the lip of the wheel is coarse and would need to be sanded & then polished . It'd be a lot of work.
If you have chrome wheels from the factory, this will be the way to remove the paint and expose an entirely chrome wheel, such a cleaner look.
On my 02 GT, instead of getting chrome wheels I stripped the paint off the lip, did a couple hours worth of 800-1500grit wet sanding, put on a little polish & then waxed, they came out with a scratchless mirror finish. This isn't the best picture...I'm an idiot sometimes.
Those came out pretty good
