Are OEM Lexus chrome wheels chromed/finished on the INSIDE as well?
03-27-05, 12:31 AM
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Racer
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Are OEM Lexus chrome wheels chromed/finished on the INSIDE as well?
Just got a set of chromed OEM Lexus wheels and I would like to clean up and protect the inside surface, some of which is visible when viewing the mounted wheel. So I scrubbed them up real good (the insides, that is) with Scotch-brite and Comet. You can see the results below. Now I want to know how to best finish that raw alloy surface, so that future layers of brake dust are more easily cleaned off. I asked that question in www.autopia.org, a car-detailing forum. You can see the details of the discussion here:
http://autopia.org/forums/showthread...380#post518380
As you can see, a moderator has mentioned that "most chrome wheels are chrome on the inside too". Well, that's sure not my experience (see my reply to him?). But I thought I'd pose that question to you rim fans- aside from custom car-show chrome jobs, have you ever seen the inside of OEM wheels chromed?
And of course, if anyone has some suggestions on what I should use on the inside surface please let me know.
http://autopia.org/forums/showthread...380#post518380
As you can see, a moderator has mentioned that "most chrome wheels are chrome on the inside too". Well, that's sure not my experience (see my reply to him?). But I thought I'd pose that question to you rim fans- aside from custom car-show chrome jobs, have you ever seen the inside of OEM wheels chromed?
And of course, if anyone has some suggestions on what I should use on the inside surface please let me know.
Last edited by PERRYinLA; 03-27-05 at 12:38 AM.
03-27-05, 12:41 AM
#2
Originally Posted by PERRYinLA
Just got a set of chromed OEM Lexus wheels and I would like to clean up and protect the inside surface, some of which is visible when viewing the mounted wheel. So I scrubbed them up real good (the insides, that is) with Scotch-brite and Comet. You can see the results below. Now I want to know how to best finish that raw alloy surface, so that future layers of brake dust are more easily cleaned off. I asked that question in www.autopia.org, a car-detailing forum. You can see the details of the discussion here:
http://autopia.org/forums/showthread...380#post518380
As you can see, a moderator has mentioned that "most chrome wheels are chrome on the inside too". Well, that's sure not my experience (see my reply to him?). But I thought I'd pose that question to you rim fans- aside from custom car-show chrome jobs, have you ever seen the inside of OEM wheels chromed?
And of course, if anyone has some suggestions on what I should use on the inside surface please let me know.
http://autopia.org/forums/showthread...380#post518380
As you can see, a moderator has mentioned that "most chrome wheels are chrome on the inside too". Well, that's sure not my experience (see my reply to him?). But I thought I'd pose that question to you rim fans- aside from custom car-show chrome jobs, have you ever seen the inside of OEM wheels chromed?
And of course, if anyone has some suggestions on what I should use on the inside surface please let me know.
hey perry,
we're up late in CA today aren't we? But i remember my OEM chromes were NOT chromed on the inside. it was only the outside.
03-27-05, 12:46 PM
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My 17" stock chromes are not chromed on the inside.
Off the wall suggestion: If you were inclined to paint the inside of the rims, I'd use caliper paint, which will stick to aluminum and will hold up much better than a lot of alternatives. You might be able to get away without priming or clearcoating too.
Off the wall suggestion: If you were inclined to paint the inside of the rims, I'd use caliper paint, which will stick to aluminum and will hold up much better than a lot of alternatives. You might be able to get away without priming or clearcoating too.
03-31-05, 01:45 AM
#5
Racer
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Not off the wall at all!
That's not a bad suggestion, since brake caliper paint goes on thick and covers up the rough casting marks of a caliper, and the insides of my wheel were similarly rough. But I ended up following the crowd and used the Dupli-Color line of Adhesion Promoter, Silver Wheel Paint and Wheel Clear coat. You can see the details of what I did at this thread:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=156368
If it does not last long, and some have warned it won't, I may go the caliper paint route the next time around, or just let it go au naturel, like 99% of the cars on the road. But for now it looks fine:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=156368
If it does not last long, and some have warned it won't, I may go the caliper paint route the next time around, or just let it go au naturel, like 99% of the cars on the road. But for now it looks fine:
Last edited by PERRYinLA; 03-31-05 at 02:13 AM.
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