New rims but some rust.. help

[Anarchy]

hey fellow tb's. i recently bought a pair of 1987 gn rims. with a lil surface rust. also the chrome on one rim is peeling off. i was told to get some sand paper and a lil bit of paint (chrome) do a lil bit light sanding and repaint. is this true can i save the rim that has the surface rust and chipped chrome please help me, i have the rims i want and i really want to save them. thanks fellow tb'ers.

 

[toofastforyou]

It's going to de hard to put some shine back into them unless you send them to someone who'll rechrome them...:redface:

Claude. :smile:

 

[Anarchy]

hum... and is it pricey as well cuz i llive on a budget. and if so i need to find a place in nyc.

 

[Anarchy]

so theres no that i can just sand and paint. Any one else have this issue.

 

[87gninpa]

Like toofastforyou said, really not much you do short of re-chroming. The paint will not look anything like real chrome. While chrome does look good when its in nice shape, there's really nothing you can do once it goes south.

 

[Anarchy]

so i pretty much have to send it to get rechromed.

 

[Anarchy]

i mean i found a place out in nyc. but im waiting on a call back.

 

[phillyturbosix]

Get them re-chromed. The chrome plating they used on these rims was horrible. The lowest mile GN rims typically look bad. And if the chrome held up somewhere along the line a tire machine got to them and put marks in the chrome. Trying to fix the chrome is like putting a band aid on a rotted out quarter panel!