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bumbill
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 Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:05 pm Post subject: polished or chrome 5 spokes? |
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| my 5 spokes have always been painted. are the polished 5 spokes overly prone to pitting or turning dull, or is it worth the extra cash to just buy the chromed ones? can anyone just drop me a note? |
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oldbugs
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CHROME.... 
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Maimas13
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| Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 9:38 pm Post subject: Re: polished or chrome 5 spokes? |
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| my 5 spokes have always been painted. are the polished 5 spokes overly prone to pitting or turning dull, or is it worth the extra cash to just buy the chromed ones? can anyone just drop me a note? |
if you get em polished and then clear coated they wont turn dull. Chrom is nice but it may start to chip after a while
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gcan
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I am trying to decide which to buy, chrome or polished, also......
if purchased new do the polished wheels still need to be clear coated?
the set of chrome wheels are $300 bucks more
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Maimas13
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youd probably have to contact the manufacturer to be sure, but if you put another coat of clear on em once you got em I dont think it would hurt
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(.o\ ! /o.) 62 chopped, dropped, cal looked, oval grafted, 57 styled, ragtop with polk audio sound system, driven daily by an 18 year old
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Hotrodvw
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I didn't clear coat mine, I just use car wax. Do it once a month, they stay looking great. You're sealing them so they don't oxidize, much like sealing paint from the elements. Works like a champ, and it's cheap. 
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bcox
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| Chrome... polish looks like a second rate car...... have them triple chrome plated... |
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Hotrodvw
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Second rate?? I think polished looks much better. Chrome looks too blingy and ricey. Everyone has chrome wheels....everyone.
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Mike Fisher
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| Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 3:23 pm Post subject: |
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x2! No chrome wheels!
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stasher1
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Polished.
After years of building and working on motorcycles I can tell you that chrome plated aluminum will ALWAYS crack and peel. It's just a matter of time. Once it starts, it will only get worse and the only remedy is to have the wheels stripped, pits filled, and then replated.
When a polished wheel starts to look bad, you either polish it yourself or have it done. |
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bumbill
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| Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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| thanks for the input. i just ordered my polished ones. i also talked to a plater, he said you can always polish out the bad stuff but once chrome is chipped.....your livin with it. |
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