Thread: Chrome peeling out my Foose nitrous wheel

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Does anybody know who can repair my wheel? the wheel is only three yrs. old and sit in a box for 2 1/2 yrs of that. That is one of the many problems with building a car over a period of time. The warranty runs out before you even get to drive the thing. The chrome is peeling off around one of the lug nuts. it's not real bad yet but is driving me nuts. Any Ideas?

I believe all you can do to "repair" chrome is take/send it to a good chrome shop and let them chemically remove the chrome, clean & buff the underlying coating, and re-chrome. You might call the guys at Ogden Chrome (Ogden, Utah) and see what they say. They quote door to door, and were a big presence at Good Guys shows in the past.

Yeah Dennie, buy a set of steelies.
Ya missed a hell of a good time on the run to LARS and back.
Hope all worked out for ya.
Don

i would contact foose wheels and ask them. who knows they may take care of it for you.

Peeling chrome is something you will have to learn to live with. Chrome plating aluminum is the problem. The two materials have different expansion rates. The aluminum expands to a greater extent then the chrome, which is also alot harder. The different expansion rate tends to delaminate the bond between the two materials, letting in air and moisture which starts the aluminum corroding. Once it starts you can't stop it. it will worm it's way under the chrome which, at some point, will peel off.

That is why the aluminum centers of all those old Cragar SS mags would peel while the steel rims would still be looking good.

I forgot to tell you guys that Foose does not make that wheel no more with that back spacing. Yea I know Don All is well again in the land of not.

Clean it good, mask the area to eliminate overspray and put several coats of rattle can clear on it. Not much else you can do short of re-plating, and that may be a short lived repair, given the situation.

yep aluminum and chrome do not work good were a bolt or nut going to get TQ up it pops off . try cleaning it good .set rim facing up brush some west system epoxy on the chip or a epoxy of that type but they maybe clear but a shade of amber but will hold it down the best . clear could work PPG Dau 75 clear is made to go right on aluminum and sticks very good to raw aluminum but you do not need much and hard to find

True aluminum and chrome do have a problem regarding adhesion. However it can be over come, the method is to add a third plating process. Harley's has forever had this aluminum and chrome problem, but they solved that many years ago. The process is copper, nickel on the aluminum and then the chrome. HD bikes have rocker boxes, inner & outer primary covers that are aluminum and a big favorite for chrome. I have 1973 that had the inner & outer primary covers plated and look as good today as the day they were installed.

I only bring this up to inform, production chrome plating for aluminum may leave out the nickel . I am very surprised foose would short change his customers. He may not be aware of the problem. You would certainly have nothing to loose by contacting him. He oozes quality and peeling chrome does not look good on him.

most all good chrome jobs have copper plating .its more or less the primer coat for the finsh coat chrome . base metal is soft . chrome will not flex . shoulder washer to grab more surface is the only right way

Yes, copper is always in the mix, it is the nickel that's the trick. That lug area would be prone to peeling I totally agree.

Well I e-mailed M H T and they sent me a reply back saying that they do not make that size of wheel no more, but would replace all four with these. So what do you guys think?
Legend MHT Wheels Inc.

US MAGS MHT Wheels Inc.

I think those look great!! Sounds like a deal you can't pass up!

Hurry before they change their mind!