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| pete-stevers |
 Nov 4 2006, 07:57 PM
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inquiring minds want to know.....
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| McMark |
Nov 4 2006, 10:45 PM
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BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT WHO STRIPS CHROME FROM ALLOY WHEELS!!! Was that clear enough?
Stripping chrome involves acid. Stripping chrome from steel is easy. The acid doesn't do much to the steel, but the chrome, nickel and copper just melt away. The problem with alloy wheels is that the acid eats the alloy! An inattentive stripper can RUIN you wheels or weaken them to where they will crack. I had a long talk with Harvey Weidman who has been working on Fuchs from the beginning. He talked about how the stripper he uses will actually WATCH the stripping from alloy wheels and will often pull the wheels out of the acid with a few spots still unstripped so that the wheel will not be weakened. ALSO, a lot of wheels have corrosion that will be revealed by the stripping. Sometimes a previously unknown junk wheel will reveal itself during the stripping. This is a good thing because the wheel was weak to begin with. He estimated 25% of the chromed wheels he has stripped come back as junk. Harvey also had a lot of bad things to say about chroming alloy wheels in the first place. Chroming involves acid as well and the same issues with stripping are involved with chroming. The wheel can be weakened during the process. Short Version: Stripping chrome from steel -> Okay! Stripping chrome from alloy (aluminum, magnesium, etc) -> Be careful! |
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pete-stevers chrome fuches Nov 4 2006, 07:57 PM
scrz914 I'm curious also. But moreso because of some r... Nov 4 2006, 08:28 PM Lou W Maybe Joe Sharp can comment on this, he had his de... Nov 4 2006, 08:31 PM jmmotorsports I have had chrome plating striped off of bumpers b... Nov 4 2006, 08:39 PM iamchappy Getting the chrome off is the easy part if they ne... Nov 4 2006, 08:44 PM pete-stevers so is this a major pain in the ass....is that why ... Nov 4 2006, 09:52 PM sixnotfour a couple of years ago it cost me 125.00 to have f... Nov 4 2006, 10:18 PM
pete-stevers thanks guys!!!
that solves that...rega... Nov 5 2006, 11:21 AM |
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