Hi paul
You may have a point. it is $400.00 + per wheel for painted wheels.
I don't want to rechrome. just strip them and paint them silver. Hubs are worn,
too. They cost a lot, last time I checked.
So it's a matter of costing out parts and seeing what works best. I don't know
how the metal would be affected by chrome removal, rust. Safty fast, of course.
Eric
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
> What are the rims and hubs like, condition-wise? I don't think stripping
> and rechroming of spokes is a good idea, let alone worth it. I can get MGB
> wheels respoked for about half the cost of replacement so it is worth it,
> but from what I see elsewhere - for Dunlops anyway - it doesn't cost in.
> Mine have chrome spokes and for several years I had no breakages, then the
> occasional one (out of all four wheels) per year. Now (17 years on) I am
> getting several break on trips of 300-400 miles and that's mostly steady
> driving. The last few that have broken were themselves replacements, even
> though I have many originals left. I've had one wheel respoked with
> polished stainless (there are several 'grades' of stainless, from almost
> galvanised in appearance to almost chrome) to see how they fare, but if they
> continue to break I'm going to have to invest in the facilities to change
> them myself, or scrap them and go to some other kind of wheel, which would
> be galling as the rims and hubs are still in very good condition.
>
> PaulH.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> > Along with my TC in-a-box, came four wire wheels. Once chromed, the chrome
> > is
> > now chipping and rusting. Given the cost of new 19" wire wheels, I'm
> > wondering
> > if these can be salvaged.
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