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joey v
04-03-2010, 06:54 PM
I'm sick of the chrome lip on my wheels... I want like a very dark-gray chrome look. is there an easy way to do this?
mpower5266
04-03-2010, 07:12 PM
Sand them down, prime, and paint.
avipercc
04-03-2010, 07:24 PM
...wheel forums are your friend
Big Empty
04-03-2010, 07:26 PM
too much time in OT
DiScoTeknix
04-03-2010, 08:08 PM
Sand, prep, primer, paint.

Or drop them off at a powder coating shop.
riffman12
04-03-2010, 08:50 PM
thought I was in OT for a sec
p0cket penguins
04-03-2010, 10:20 PM
More than you can afford mang.
IWannaBMW
04-03-2010, 10:34 PM
Holy shit Joey V in rides and styling..grab yo chirren, yo wife and yo hoe and run
Bone Stock e36
04-03-2010, 10:57 PM
Holy shit Joey V in rides and styling..grab yo chirren, yo wife and yo hoe and run

Just felt like I needed to post in this momentous thread.

As far as dyeing metal, you might wanna try paint . . .
m3mobbin
04-04-2010, 01:38 AM
Hahahahha, you can't dye chrome. Nothing sticks very well to chrome so you have to either get get it chemically stripped or sandblasted or a combination of the two and start from there. They you can polish/anodize, powdercoat, paint, etc.

And to all the guys saying sand it down, have you even tried sanding down chrome:eyecrazy?
Ace_of_Spades
04-04-2010, 02:06 AM
And to all the guys saying sand it down, have you even tried sanding down chrome:eyecrazy?

please elaborate...
m3mobbin
04-04-2010, 02:12 AM
please elaborate...

Chrome plating is ridiculously hard and takes some really gritty sandpaper to break down, it's not something you would want to sand off wheels.
hon2bmw
04-04-2010, 02:14 AM
please elaborate...

enlighten yourself:

http://www.btinternet.com/~catechnology/surfaceweb/swebjournalspage_files/hard_chrome.htm (http://www.btinternet.com/%7Ecatechnology/surfaceweb/swebjournalspage_files/hard_chrome.htm)

The reason chrome was originally used is for its abrasion resistance, among other things.
adstock
04-04-2010, 01:01 PM
Aren't those ASA AR1s? If so, that's a machined lip with a clear coat...
luke318is
04-04-2010, 01:56 PM
Aren't those ASA AR1s? If so, that's a machined lip with a clear coat...

yep

relax Joey, they're just polished :)

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easymoney
04-04-2010, 07:22 PM
This is the process that my rim repair/refinisher hates the most and he charges me extra to do this.