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Wheels & Tires / Anyone had there rims chromed?
« on: February 20, 2017, 01:13:00 PM »
I've got my bike in pieces and ready to get it restored. I need some opinions on the rims. I called some places in my state Missouri. They all said they can't/won't chrome the rims. They said since they are essentially bike rims it wont stay on (flake off) or they are too thin to chrome. I had one tell me they could nickel them and they recommended I nickel everything they said it looks better. I don't know the difference in looks of nickel vs chrome.
I've seen a lot of bikes that people have powder coated the rims. Is this because they couldn't get them chromed or was it for the durability? I would like to keep them as close to original as possible and they were chromed to begin with. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
I've seen a lot of bikes that people have powder coated the rims. Is this because they couldn't get them chromed or was it for the durability? I would like to keep them as close to original as possible and they were chromed to begin with. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.