You cant tell from the pics but the lips on these wheels are pretty dull and def not as shiny as they should be. Took it in to ask if it can get refinished they said it cant because its a chrome plated lip and nothing you can do about it.. Is this true?

 

Is that really chrome cant even tell from that pic. Doesnt look like it though.

 

Quoted off vertinis website about my wheel "chrome stainless steel lip" if I have to and they are not repairable should I refinish them or get these wheels powder coated a different color maybe?

 

I don't think that is chrome... If it is chrome then it could be polished back to a lot better shine than what it is.. U need to find someone that specialize in wheels not even wheels but refinishing.. they would be able to tell u right off the bat

 

I did today. Took it to a shop that repairs and refinishes wheels and he said its chrome plated and if he were to try and sand it down it would turn goldish..

idk why everyone doesnt think its chrome if the manufacture said its a chrome stainless steel lip lol. He showed me if you tap on it you can hear that its a plate cause it has a hollowness sound to it..

 

wow.. so how did he say it can be fixed? Do u have to either re-chrome them or get them powder coated ?

 

he said nothing you can really do to fix them.. he said you can paint them or powder coat them.. thinking about changing up the colors of the wheels if I do that..

Flat black face maybe with a dark bronze kinda lip like this http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3360/...03920517_o.jpg What do you think?

 

I would go a mat black face or grey with a gloss/powder coated lip, but that's just me

 

gloss what? just gloss silver lip?

 

gloss black, but silver wont be bad.. either one would work. if u decide to pain ya car another color they would both look nice.. especially the mat black and the black gloss lip

 

found this shop in vegas that powder coats and has 1000s of colors and you can customize a color..

they have tons of pics on their site with tons of different colors they have done these purple Te37s look pretty dope

http://snailmotorsports.com/uploads/...starlight4.jpg

or these wheels which were powdercoated black chrome
http://snailmotorsports.com/uploads/...ck_chrome2.jpg

Now im too overwhelmed now I could be sitting here for hours looking at different colors and never make a decision haha

 

Your lips can be polished back using sandpaper, metal compound, metal polish, and fine polishing. This will make them look better than new if performed correctly.

 

well if thats what u want to do bro.. make it happen.. See if u can get a good deal on it..

Tyau, U prolly are correct I had a feeling it could be done, but that person has to really know what they are doing to make it look correct.

 

idk all i know is I am going to wait a bit before I do anything ha too much to think about too much customization hahaha.. im just going to be happy with what I got for a while lol

 

The guy you took them too that said nothing can be done is an idiot.

They need to go through a chemical bath (AKA chemically stripped) to get the chrome off. Then you can polish the lips and then clear coat over the polished aluminum.

I hate chrome on wheels, it's just the cheap way to make them shine.