How Do You Peel Chrome Face Off Of Aluminum 3rd Gen Wheels
 

I cant find a thread i saw eariler in the week where I saw a beautiful grey mega and the owner took the chrome face plate off and painted them black. they looked sweet and i was thinking of doing that to the extra set of wheels i have. I wanted to know what is the easy or best way to do it from someone whom has already? guess i dont want to learn the hard way or screw up a good set of wheels:humm:

u want to powder coat them?

A guy at work just scuffed his with 300 Grit, put on 6 coats of black, scuffed between each and then did 3 coats of clear...They look AWESOME, and still look in perfect condition after like 2 years....They look like they are powdercoated

thats what i want to do is paint or powdercoat them black but the extra set i have have that chrome face thats gotta go first. and i dont want to hurt the aluminum when i remove it any body done it before ?

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nobody has any idea ?

i say paint them, if your really good with paint you cant go wrong.

dmaxjenn ?

dunk them in sulfuric acid?

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:D

lollollollol

:humm: i guess im missing something

I just want to pull the chrome clad face off without hurting um. or sell them smthing!
I have pic's dont know how to post them in the thread.

What about sandblasting?

You might find something here How do you remove chrome from aluminum wheels? - Plating Powder Coating Buffing Anodizing - Caswell Inc. Metal Finishing Forum

thanks for the link but it didnt really apply. the rim has a chrome cover tack welded in places and crimped on the end and that cover is what i want to remove im sure there is some kind of glue under the cover that also has to go. they are the stock 3rd gen wheels. any ideas?

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that would look cool