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Chrome Pepper Pot wheels??

Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 12:19 pm
by MintWagon
Hey all just wondering has anyone chromed their pepper pot wheels and if so can i plz see a picture.. thank you im thinking of metal polish or chrome dip em.. peoples thoughts?? Going to go with some walls on tyres too..

Re: Chrome Pepper Pot wheels??

Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 2:29 pm
by woops
I haven't ever heard of people chroming their pepper pots due to the fact that the aluminium can be polished up to a mirror finish with a bit of elbow grease. Wouldn't mind knowing how much chroming would be but I would think it'd be a fair bit more than polishing. Although it means you wouldn't have to get the specific expensive clear coat to protect the surface or have to re polish again.

Re: Chrome Pepper Pot wheels??

Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 5:42 pm
by ISKA8
hi there mate,i agree with WOOPS,the come out just as good with a polish..chrome duznt do it for me!!
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Re: Chrome Pepper Pot wheels??

Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 8:13 pm
by GC75
just polish :thumpsup:

Re: Chrome Pepper Pot wheels??

Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 9:34 pm
by MintWagon
yeh that looks sick as polished i wana get litle redwall and a chunky white wall.. il take some pix of wagon soon and add it on here..

anyone got a good cheap reliable place that polish wheels in SA...?

Re: Chrome Pepper Pot wheels??

Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 4:14 pm
by 84GSR
I spoke to a chrome plater at a car show a week or so ago. he reckons polish them then chrome plate them. The better the base the better the chrome plate comes out. Mine are aready polished but have some gutter rash that needs repairing first. Chrome plated wheels will be easier to look after once its done.

Re: Chrome Pepper Pot wheels??

Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 11:20 pm
by MintWagon
so u reckon polish em then plate em in chrome.. So if just polished you have to keep doin it?? And any pix of wat u sayin? Thanx mate.. That wld cost too much tho.. Of any wheels with chrome plated n polished..

Re: Chrome Pepper Pot wheels??

Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 9:23 pm
by ghuphill
ISKA8 wrote:hi there mate,i agree with WOOPS,the come out just as good with a polish..chrome duznt do it for me!!
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how hot does that look totaly stock on the outside just lowerd with peperpots SIK ,thats my 2 cents worth. :thumpsup:

Re: Chrome Pepper Pot wheels??

Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 9:54 pm
by MintWagon
wat type of springs r in that beast? Gd hight on it..

Re: Chrome Pepper Pot wheels??

Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 1:00 am
by Tils
Chrome on ally seems like an idea, but get a load of the oxide. It will lift the chrome plating in a sheet if it gets damaged, and the electrolytic reaction between the chrome and alloy will hasten it...

Re: Chrome Pepper Pot wheels??

Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 1:35 am
by ISKA8
MintWagon wrote:wat type of springs r in that beast? Gd hight on it..
hi there mate ive got king springs ultra low with all new pedders shockers and nolathene bushes...she sits perfect and rides the bumps suprisingly well.

Re: Chrome Pepper Pot wheels??

Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 2:35 pm
by OldRed
No. 1 son thought my Pepper Pots were chromed. Wrong. They's not. They're just polished.
But: They corrode at the beach! It's the salt. Clear coating'm would be a good idea
I give mine a spray with WD40 if I'm going anywhere near the water.