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    Default What should I do with my wheels?

    So I ordered some used wheels, and wondering what I should do with them. I a bit unaware of the exact condition of them which is why I am exploring the possibilities. Rechroming is probably out of the question since it is so expensive, so I was thinking of powdercoating. Was curious how chrome powdercoat looks in real life? Does it look like and reflect like chrome?

    I am open to suggestions on colors. Trying to go VIP in a pearl white cube

    So far I was thinking of
    pearl white face with a polished lip (color matching the car?)
    Black chrome face with a polished lip
    Or just leaving the wheels as they are and getting a good chrome polish.


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    just do a candy apple clear coat over the chrome center and polish the lip

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    got pics of the car its going on? And from my understanding, its extremely hard to powder coat chrome. It doesn't stick like it's suppose to (don't quote me on this)

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    Yea, i might have to get the wheels dechromed before getting powder coated. I am thinking it might not be a cheap process... If the chrome is in good enough condition I'll just leave it that way and get the lips repolished since they are a little scuffed. My only concern is that on some close ups I have seen, the center caps are in bad conidtion, especially the one in the top left which is dull. The other center caps are very scuffed up too. That is the reason I am thinking about getting the wheels redone. But if chrome cannot be powder coated and last then I will see how well i can polish them.

    Any recommendations on chrome polish???


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    thats a sweet little cube. didnt know people were already modding these. lol


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    Just one of the few

    Sure aren't many out there, that is for sure!

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    After seeing the car, I'd say keep them chrome. It goes with the chrome on the front end of the car

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    Yea, that is what I was mainly thinkin, trying to tie in the chrome grill to the rest of the car. My current wheels just don't do it for me, plus the offset was to high.

    All I gotta do no is get some good chrome polish and try and get the wheels as new as possible. and probably will need to get some wheel spacers for the rear too.
    Going from a 7.5 +45 to a 8 +37

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