Hey Guys,

So I have this Aero I wheel kicking around the basement that I bought to match the set on my car. Early wheel, right offset, perfect match. Only problem is it's in Chrome. These things are about as soft as tin cans and bend easy, so it makes good sense to have a spare. Can these be dechromed and painted? If I have a polished lip on my set, could I have the chrome wheel lip polished once dechromed or will it be too porous or ugly, etc?

Thanks!
Scott

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Scott

1987 300e - The 200,000 mile TurboTechnics rocketship.

http://home.mindspring.com/~wheelbendermender/wheelbender01.htm

'First thing I ran across on the web.

ANYTHING can be "Fixed". Question is Cost and Skill of Artisan doing work.

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'84 300SD sold
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Yep, I've had the full set of four straightened and refinished to like new. Awesome job. Pulled out multiple bends from each wheel. The shop that did it had never dechromed a wheel though, and weren't sure what would happen once you did.

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Scott

1987 300e - The 200,000 mile TurboTechnics rocketship.

If somebody offers to blast it for you, don't let them. Chrome has to be chemically stripped off in a metal refinishing shop, the kind that does plating, etc. I had it done on a set of early monoblocks and it wasn't inexpensive. But the end result was great, the stripping process is apparently akin to a polishing, so the aluminum was perfect.

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1994 E500 199/Gray 82k
84 300D (Salty) Orient Red/Palomino 141k
88 300CE (Ersatzhammer) 904/Java 163k -- Turbo Technics twin turbo kit, AMG Gen I body kit, Sportline steering box and steering wheel, Sportline/Eibach /Bilstein Sport/500E suspension, Quaife LSD in 210 mm diff case, Silver Arrow brakes.
88 300CE Brabus 3.6 199 on Black 44k

Good to know it can be done well. Thanks Mark!

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Scott

1987 300e - The 200,000 mile TurboTechnics rocketship.