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mrlocalpimp	Dec-12-02 02:09 PM
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#36562, "is there any chrome paint that actually works for my rims?"

Hi I got these stock eclipse 16", I wanted to spray them chrome like the stock chrome ones. I like those alot more..

But is there any chrome spray paint that really works? And actually looks good? If not, I dont wanna mess anything up....

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RE: is there any chrome paint that actually works for my rims?, OZ_GS, Dec-12-02 03:02 PM, #1

RE: is there any chrome paint that actually works for my rims?, NySpeed, Dec-12-02 03:23 PM, #2

RE: is there any chrome paint that actually works for my rims?, widebodied, Dec-12-02 09:51 PM, #3

RE: is there any chrome paint that actually works for my rims?, juggalo, Dec-12-02 10:46 PM, #4

RE: is there any chrome paint that actually works for my rims?, OZ_GS, Dec-13-02 05:05 AM, #5

RE: is there any chrome paint that actually works for my rims?, shuwa29, Dec-13-02 12:04 PM, #6

OZ_GS	Dec-12-02 03:02 PM
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#36563, "RE: is there any chrome paint that actually works for my rims?"
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Man I tried alot of different ones on my last car but none really looked good or they would look good for a week or so then they just started to look grey.

I finally just ended up polishing them ...turned out pretty good actually but a lot of work.

Before....

After....

Chad

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NySpeed	Dec-12-02 03:23 PM
Member since Apr 29th 2002 249 posts,

#36564, "RE: is there any chrome paint that actually works for my rims?"
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wow, what kind of polish did you use? is there a special kind of wheel polish?

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widebodied	Dec-12-02 09:51 PM
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#36565, "RE: is there any chrome paint that actually works for my rims?"
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>Hi I got these stock eclipse 16", I wanted to spray them
>chrome like the stock chrome ones. I like those alot more..
>
>But is there any chrome spray paint that really works? And
>actually looks good? If not, I dont wanna mess anything
>up....

sell those and go buy you some chrome rims emoji

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juggalo	Dec-12-02 10:46 PM
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#36566, "RE: is there any chrome paint that actually works for my rims?"
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OZ_GS	Dec-13-02 05:05 AM
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#36567, "RE: is there any chrome paint that actually works for my rims?"
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It wasn't just wheel polish that did that....

It was paint stripper .... then sanding, sanding, sanding, sanding, starting with like 120 grit all the way to 2000 grit. Then used a drill with a polishing bonnet and some polishing compound to machine polish it then finally went over it with Mothers metal polish.

Like I said...lots of work!!

Chad

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shuwa29	Dec-13-02 12:04 PM
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#36568, "RE: is there any chrome paint that actually works for my rims?"
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ignore this, i didn't mean to reply to it. sorry.

later

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