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stripping the chrome on a pair of sprints+ a few more q's
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beetletom
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stripping the chrome on a pair of sprints+ a few more q's
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November 03, 2008, 15:06:42 pm »
hi i'm about to buy a set of wide 5 sprints, but the front 4.5's are chrome, how are they stripped? if they can't be, whats the best way of painting them? all 4 are in etch primer.
and what type of paint were they painted in?
matt silver (not too glossy?) and gloss black centres?
would a pair of 135/70's be ok on the 4.5's?
and 205/70's on the 5.5's?
thanks!
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danny gabbard
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Re: stripping the chrome on a pair of sprints+ a few more q's
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November 03, 2008, 16:42:14 pm »
Take to any chrome plater and they can reverse the plateing process
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71CALRIPPER
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Re: stripping the chrome on a pair of sprints+ a few more q's
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November 03, 2008, 17:40:45 pm »
its about the same price as getting them chromed with out any prep work when i had some things done
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Zach Gomulka
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Re: stripping the chrome on a pair of sprints+ a few more q's
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November 04, 2008, 02:02:03 am »
Just make them all chrome!
I personally would use 145's... they fit better on a 4.5" rim.
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John Rayburn
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Re: stripping the chrome on a pair of sprints+ a few more q's
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November 04, 2008, 02:06:18 am »
A chrome shop shouldn't charge very much to take the chrome off. It takes seconds. All they do is put it in the vat and reverse the polarity. I had a set of Sprintstars stripped awhile back, they did it while I waited and charged me about 5 bucks a wheel.
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Rennsurfer
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Re: stripping the chrome on a pair of sprints+ a few more q's
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November 04, 2008, 03:05:08 am »
Mr. Rayburn speaks the truth. I just dropped off a few chrome body trim pieces at my local chrome plate shop to be acid washed. And no... there will be no re-plating.
Personally, I've never been a fan of EMPI Sprintstar wheels then or now. But When Rayburn made his silver, I thought they looked really good. Good luck with your wheels, Tom.
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beetletom
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November 04, 2008, 10:53:11 am »
thanks!!
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