Help repairing alum wheels. - Plating Powder Coating Buffing Anodizing

SUPRARACER · #1 (**permalink**) 11-24-2002, 08:57 PM

Hi I have a few newbie questions. I have a set of aluminum wheels I would like to repair. (well two wheels). They are aluminium but the lip looks to be chromed (light steel wool wouldn't scratch it) This lip is ony 2 inch wide and goes around a 18" wheel. The chromed part has a brush mark about 1/2" wide by 10" long. (rub rash) I tried to polish it out but you can see the dif. between the bare alum and chromed part. Could this be plated with a plug & plate technique. How would it be done over aluminum. There are a few deep scratches I thouht I could fill with your solder kit and sand flat. I don't want to plate the whole wheel.

Thanks.

John

mcaswell · #2 (**permalink**) 11-25-2002, 12:21 PM

If it is chrome, then you should be able to repair the area with a Copy Chrome Plug N Plate Kit, assuming it's not down to bare aluminum.

Under the chrome plate is a nickel plate. The copy chrome will apply over the nickel.

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