Where can I find Red Chrome wheels (pics inside)

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Oct 7, 2004 | 11:25 AM

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marc_w

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I think they're powdercoated. You can get all colors. From a candy apple red like that, to something close to chrome. Even orange-peel/wrinkle finish.

Oct 7, 2004 | 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by vanillagorilla

It's not chrome! That wheel is anodized, like someone already said. They probably anodized the **** out of it, to get a thick layer on there, and then they polished it. I would just buy the painted Z06 rims and have them stripped and then anodized. A lot of places do it, we even do it one of the machine shops here at school. It's ghetto rigged but it works.

I wasn't aware that Z06 rims fit on ours trucks, they're 5 on 4.75". Do they make a 6 lug or something?

edit: These must be for your TA, huh?

i think OCC powdercoated some chrome wheels on a bike and they looked like the exact same finish you see in the picture. Anodizing could have been done also. As for the spacing, they make adapters for 5 lug wheels for our trucks.

Oct 7, 2004 | 12:40 PM

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Oct 7, 2004 | 12:41 PM

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I just saw translucent powdercoating on wheels at a show this weekend...very popular amongst the bike crowd.

Get the Z06's, translucent powdercoat the centers, and then polish the lip.

Oct 7, 2004 | 02:45 PM

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LS1csherm

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Look chrome plated or polished - with a transparent red powder coat
Any good powder coater can do
Dont think it is anodized - too reflective - and doesnt have the depth.

Oct 11, 2004 | 10:17 AM

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Todd@AZPowerAndSound

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we have a source that can do this for us. powder coatings, or perma star coating

Nov 3, 2004 | 10:13 PM

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B3Enterprise

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What about these. This is what i want my wheels to look like. Black Chrome baby! They look like a tinted clearcoat. WHat do you think translucent powdercoated? or tinted clearcoat.

Nov 4, 2004 | 02:14 PM

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Black chrome is, was at least, a process they put over chrome to "tint" it to give it that black chrome look. Its been around a Looong time as I used to race bikes for Mongoose and my bike was black chrome. Only bad part is the black chrome would scratch, wear or polish off and look like crap after a while. I hope no days they can powder coat over the chrome for durability.