Chrome Rims

[VSWagon]

HI
I have seen a few cars (VS and later) recently with standard steel rims that are chromed, with chrome centre caps also. They look pretty good. Does anyone know whether there is someone selling these (Adelaide), or have these people had them chromed themselves.
Thanks
Adrian

 

[Gobbles]

are you referring to the police pursuit rims/interceptors/chaser rims....i rkeon if they were chromed they would look pretty stupid but unless ther eis somewhere selling them they probobly take their rims to get chromed themselves...not from adelaide so i have noi dea

 

[AirStrike]

I was also wondering about a similiar thing, and rather than start a new thread......., is there any way to polish-up or chrome a set of interceptors?? I don't want them to be so shiney they have a reflective mirrored surface I just want a bit of a shine so they don't look so boringly matt.
Cheers

 

[Gobbles]

get some brasso from bunnings and polish the crap outta them and it should come up pretty nicely

 

[AirStrike]

QUOTE (Gobbles @ Mar 21 2004, 08:21 PM) get some brasso from bunnings and polish the crap outta them and it should come up pretty nicely
Fair enough I work there and never thought of that
Also not related but where can I get the center caps for my interceptors from?
Thankx

 

[Bax]

or you can go see a metal polisher/ or a chromer and get them to do it for you

 

[AirStrike]

QUOTE (bextor84 @ Mar 21 2004, 09:17 PM) or you can go see a metal polisher/ or a chromer and get them to do it for you
Will this look better? Last longer?
And how much will this cost as at the moment am saving for an exhaust system.

 

[Bax]

Not quite sure on the price, I'd say it'd be done by the hour unless they have a set price per rim. Any polishing that they do would turn up better then what you could do yourself I'd say. Thats their job so they'd be good at it.

 

[DJ Majah]

When youre talking about getting a set of steelies chromed, the actual process is called electroplating. You can find electroplaters in the yellow pages. Just call them up and ask for a price. Scrub them before you go in, because electroplating is the real deal.

 

[The1985divo]

QUOTE (DJ Majah @ Mar 22 2004, 07:59 AM) When youre talking about getting a set of steelies chromed, the actual process is called electroplating. You can find electroplaters in the yellow pages. Just call them up and ask for a price. Scrub them before you go in, because electroplating is the real deal.
There is a VN that i see round the place with really chromed pursit rims they look really good and i presume they hav been electroplated