> I've been on the list for about 6 months and have found it very
> informative. Do you have to take the spokes out of a wire wheel to have
> it chromed? Got a decent used painted set but shipping was poor and
> chipped them up a little so I thought about chroming them. What is my
> best option? -Dan Gilliland ''75 TR6
If you want chrome wire wheels, your best option is to buy a new set. I
strongly recommend that you _do not_ chrome an old painted wire set. The
chroming process makes the spokes brittle and they have been known to break.
In fact, this is the reason that all new "chrome" wire wheels actually have
polished stainless spokes (Dayton) or stainless spokes that have been
chromed (Dunlop).
The less expensive option is to repaint them...
Kai
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