Replating Early C4 Wheels
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Melting Slicks
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Replating Early C4 Wheels
Can the original early C4 wheels be re plated. Besides chroming is there a way to restore them to original look or must they be changed with new OEM wheels? Are they available? Cost?
Race Director
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factory OEM C4 wheels were not chrome plated, they were clear coated aluminum, with probably, just a clear enamel. there are professional shops that restore aluminum wheels, at about $150 each. if your wheels are chromed, someone paid to have them plated, or bought plated originals. besides zr-1 style wheels, i don't think anybody reproduced original salad shooter's. i've seen chrome originals at around $600/set exchange. might be able to get them cheaper - ???
Last edited by Joe C; Dec 26, 2009 at 07:39 AM.
Safety Car
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They're aluminum so I would say you would first have to get the clear coat off, get them buffed up and then have a another coat of clear applied. Most wheels that I've seen it's the clear coat that's shot.
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The PO had the insides of my 87 rims painted red. After two days and a can of paint stripper I decided to get them bead blasted. Cost was $65 for two rims. Then after spending a weekend polishing one rim 300 then 600, then 1200 grit and using a buffing wheel my wife said I should go out and just buy new rims.
