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LMG
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Aluminum or aluminum alloy can be properly chromed but you need a higher level
of care and expertise than you will find with your average chrome man.
The aluminum must be plated three times (as I understand) or the chroming will
not last very long.
I think the process is 1. copper plating it 2. nickel plating it , 3. chrome
plating it.
The cost rises considerably but it works.
LMG
>The talk about chroming wheels reminded me of a mod I did to the wheels on my
>'71 +8. The wheels in stock form were rough cast aluminium alloy, which had a
>great affinity for dirt&grime, esp brake dust. Someone, possibly Jim Belardi
>suggested that it was much easier just to spray paint bright silver over the
>dirt,, and I did this for a few years, but it was still fairly laborious,
>involving whel removal, and the use of much masking tape over the tire.
>Learning that chrome would not stick to aluminum (is this true?) I had the
>wheels powder-coated bright silver, and now the brake dust etc comes off
>easily-I just spary the wheels mag wheel cleaner spray, or ST-100 and hose
>them off, and they look better than new.
>
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