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11-19-2008, 05:47 PM
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ccw?? y cant ccw make there wheels in chome ...they just seem like a pain in the *** to clean ...and they all seem to fog over after some time ...never shine like the day they did out of the box ....
11-19-2008, 05:57 PM
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you should see my chrome wheels. god theyre awful. granted theyre cheap, but if i buy wheels again, they wont be chrome. After the first winter my wheels were destroyed. but maybe i should have taken them off in the winter instead of driving around in the snow with 275 and 295-35 summer tires 
11-19-2008, 06:16 PM
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They can shine just like the day they came out of the box, it just takes a LOT of work.
That said, I've looked into getting mine chromed, and I keep coming back to the same problem - it is a lot of money, and they can flake over time. When I asked someone about doing them, they told me straight up that their chrome would not have OEM durability...at least with aluminum, I can sand it down and start over. With chrome, you strip and rechrome, or strip and polish the aluminum.
Either way, when you own wheels with polished barrels, you are signing up for a lot of work, especially if you drive them in less than ideal weather.
That said, I've looked into getting mine chromed, and I keep coming back to the same problem - it is a lot of money, and they can flake over time. When I asked someone about doing them, they told me straight up that their chrome would not have OEM durability...at least with aluminum, I can sand it down and start over. With chrome, you strip and rechrome, or strip and polish the aluminum.
Either way, when you own wheels with polished barrels, you are signing up for a lot of work, especially if you drive them in less than ideal weather.
11-20-2008, 08:13 AM
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thanks i guess my next question is ...i do just drive my car on sunny days ...soo they might not be that much work ...just want to know the best way to keep them lookin nice and shinny ...and tips and tricks 
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11-20-2008, 07:26 PM
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If you have the right stuff, keeping polished wheels shiny isn't that bad. I've had 3 sets of polished wheels (I have 2 now) and have maintained them quite well, IMO.
Chrome looks alot more 'plastic' than polished does, and you will lose the sharp machined edges of polished wheels for a softer edge from the extra 'layer' chrome provides.
Chrome looks alot more 'plastic' than polished does, and you will lose the sharp machined edges of polished wheels for a softer edge from the extra 'layer' chrome provides.
11-20-2008, 07:52 PM
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I don't have CCW's but I have a question. What are guys doing when you wash your cars and the rotors get that light film of rust on them. Then the first time you drive the car it gets that dust all over the wheels and rust water spots on the barrel of the wheels from when brakes are still dripping.
11-20-2008, 11:41 PM
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I don't have CCW's but I have a question. What are guys doing when you wash your cars and the rotors get that light film of rust on them. Then the first time you drive the car it gets that dust all over the wheels and rust water spots on the barrel of the wheels from when brakes are still dripping.
11-21-2008, 06:33 AM
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I don't have CCW's but I have a question. What are guys doing when you wash your cars and the rotors get that light film of rust on them. Then the first time you drive the car it gets that dust all over the wheels and rust water spots on the barrel of the wheels from when brakes are still dripping.
