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<blockquote data-quote="headache" data-source="post: 2319" data-attributes="member: 391"><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>there mgiht be some misunderstanding here.. I am actually having a 17" chrome rims.. due to those car wash fella who spray chemical thingy and leave it there for minutes.. the chrome thingy is peeling off.. </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>that's why I would like to refurbish it for my personaly use... </strong></p></blockquote><p>Sorry. What's the base metal of your rims? I'm not the expert but IMHO, chroming process entails chemicals & heating the rims up and then cooling it down. This may or may not strengthen/weaken the metal. Do ask around for expert opinion or do a search on metallurgy/chroming. </p><p>My 2 cents.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="headache, post: 2319, member: 391"] [b] there mgiht be some misunderstanding here.. I am actually having a 17" chrome rims.. due to those car wash fella who spray chemical thingy and leave it there for minutes.. the chrome thingy is peeling off.. that's why I would like to refurbish it for my personaly use... [/b][/quote] Sorry. What's the base metal of your rims? I'm not the expert but IMHO, chroming process entails chemicals & heating the rims up and then cooling it down. This may or may not strengthen/weaken the metal. Do ask around for expert opinion or do a search on metallurgy/chroming. My 2 cents. [/QUOTE]
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