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Thanks Duncan for the compliment.
Ive done the whole thing myself and crikey Ive learned some things along the way.
I wanted to stay with the 20" rims to keep atleast the outside of it looking sort of original.
Once I got a price to chrome the 20's I very smartly ran down the road and got meself some wet and dry, a dozen bundies and half a dozen cans of chrome bright !
Barry

Thanks Duncan for the compliment.
Ive done the whole thing myself and crikey Ive learned some things along the way.
I wanted to stay with the 20" rims to keep atleast the outside of it looking sort of original.
Once I got a price to chrome the 20's I very smartly ran down the road and got meself some wet and dry, a dozen bundies and half a dozen cans of chrome bright !
Barry

Hi Barry,

Nothing like learning lots to keep you young at heart!

I got quotes on chroming some rims and I'm still unsure whether to do it or not.. around the $400 mark each!

I've used some of the White Knight Chrome spray previously on a few bits and pieces and it looks good.. but it doesn't seem to be particularly UV stable.. it needs to be reapplied on a regular basis (6 monthly, and the old paint has to be sanded down a bit).

My blue truck has powder coated silver rims.. again it doesn't seem particularly UV stable.

I'm considering using a Two-pack paint and clear coat on the new truck if I don't go the chrome route.

Which product did you use?

Cheers, Dunc.

Duncan,

I used a CRC product called Kromebrite, Liquid chrome enamel.

Barry

you can buy new 22.5" spider chrome wheels for around $220.. it crazy when they ask $400 to chrome your old 2nd hand rim!

The cheapest quote I could get here was $600 a rim to have them chromed here in WA.
Chroming these days is a rorte I reckon and the quality of plating is crap to.
Originally I was going to go with 22.5 chromies as you say but couldnt get full chrome rims so the steers were chrome on the offside so I stuck with the 20".
What I saved went along way towards new skins all round.
Im glad I did stick with the 20's now.
Barry

i recently tried to put 22.5 spider rims on the front of my dodge 700,unfortunally they hit the steering box drag link on 3/4 full turn..needless to say im back to the original 20" rims .. nothing like stock on a old banger !

Just my 2 cents worth
Ask the chromin guy wats involved in chromin n he might say preparation n may B th@ wot u can do
all the manual labor to cut costs
probly lota buffn of wheel rims 1st
ButEyeDoSt&2BCorrected
cya

Duncan,

I used a CRC product called Kromebrite, Liquid chrome enamel.

Barry

Thanks..I checked out the CRC website, it seems that its designed for truck rims etc:

www.crcindustries.com.au/catalogue.nsf/w...+Enamel?openDocument

I'll go and buy a coupla cans and redo the bits I'd done in the Whiteknight product and see how it goes.

Thanks!

Dunc.

Dunc,
If you put the effort in with some wet and dry etc they come up pretty good with this stuff.
Barry

Dunc,
If you put the effort in with some wet and dry etc they come up pretty good with this stuff.
Barry

Thanks Barry,

Did you put a primer of some sort down or is the product sprayed on bare metal?

Dunc.