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Rechrome your trim?, Anyone done this? |
Series9 |
Oct 22 2004, 07:57 PM
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Lesbians taste like chicken. Group: Members Posts: 5,444 Joined: 22-August 04 From: DeLand, FL Member No.: 2,602 Region Association: South East States |
Hi guys,
I'm at the point in my project where it's time to address my aluminum trim pieces. I just spent a couple of hours working on a few pieces straightening and smoothing. My questions are these: Has anyone had their trim rechromed? What should I look for in a chromer and are there any pitfalls of which I should be aware? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/givemebeer.gif) |
bob91403 |
Oct 23 2004, 12:51 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 618 Joined: 15-September 04 From: Los Angeles, CA Member No.: 2,763 |
Chome plating works on rims because they're thick and very solid. Even they flake after a while because of the different temperature expansion rates of the two metals. If you try choming trim pieces, because they are fairly light, they will flex to some degree. At that point the brittle chrome would crack and flake off. Remember after you have something chromed it still has to put up with extensive polishing to smooth out the chrome finish. Bright anodizing is you best result. It's as bright as you can get without having to clearcoat or constantly polish the metal. It's already bright anodized. A good metal polish made for anodized aluminum will get it brighter. Any good polycoat will help, too.
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