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<blockquote data-quote="blkGT500nCA" data-source="post: 10903462" data-attributes="member: 74752"><p>Thanks man. An 18" wheel is probably going to run you anywhere from $75-100 per wheel for a single coating. Additional coats usually cost 50% of the first coat. </p><p></p><p>The best way to strip the chrome is to send them to a chrome shop and have them do it. There are ways to strip it off with acid, a battery, some cables and some lead, but what you're left with is pretty toxic. The problem with blasting the chrome off of the aluminum is that you need to use a pretty aggressive media to get it off and that harsh media will damage the underlaying metal. It also takes awhile to blast off chrome, nickel, and copper with the right equipment, with the wrong equipment, forget it. </p><p></p><p>Sometimes it's better to just get new wheels because to do it right and to where it will last, it's not cheap. Damaged chrome sucks. </p><p></p><p>"If the chrome is bubblin, the price is doublin."</p><p></p><p>You could always do a textured powder too and it'll hide a LOT of imperfections.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="blkGT500nCA, post: 10903462, member: 74752"] Thanks man. An 18" wheel is probably going to run you anywhere from $75-100 per wheel for a single coating. Additional coats usually cost 50% of the first coat. The best way to strip the chrome is to send them to a chrome shop and have them do it. There are ways to strip it off with acid, a battery, some cables and some lead, but what you're left with is pretty toxic. The problem with blasting the chrome off of the aluminum is that you need to use a pretty aggressive media to get it off and that harsh media will damage the underlaying metal. It also takes awhile to blast off chrome, nickel, and copper with the right equipment, with the wrong equipment, forget it. Sometimes it's better to just get new wheels because to do it right and to where it will last, it's not cheap. Damaged chrome sucks. "If the chrome is bubblin, the price is doublin." You could always do a textured powder too and it'll hide a LOT of imperfections. [/QUOTE]
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