chrome lining on rims

[jimmy631]

i saw some bro S4 their rims lining is silver chrome. I understand some say use paint remover and polish can already. some say bike shop can do. I asked a shop, he quote $110 for both rims, just to polish the lining to expose the silver bare metal....think too X. any bro can help me by telling me where can I go to get it done and how much they charge... thanks

[PegScraper]

Isn't it a simple DIY job?

[ahlexsgbikes]

Hi there,

 

You mean like mine in the signature?

[josho]

If u referring the pic above, and u got the time to do it and wanted to save cost, DIY is the best.

 

Can simply use paint remover to do it. Just that u must be careful with the acid because I got fed and use my finger to grab the cloth with the acid on it. End up numb for 1weeks.

 

Use a masking tape to do the lining. Then use brush to paint over, apply for few times inorder for it to peel it off. Normally the back tyre rim is easily to come out then front. Perhaps due with some grease on it.

 

Good luck.

[ahlexsgbikes]

Hi there,

 

When I bought the bike, my rims is already like this. I always thought it is like this by default because I never observe other vtecs. Isn't it stock? It has been "editted" ? Hehe... I don't know =(

[jimmy631]

yes..i wanted my rim to look like your picture.... will paint remover eat into the masking tape too????

[jimmy631]

any problem with corrosion on the bare metal, since you use paint remover to expose bare metal.......

[josho]

For that masking tape qtn, i aint sure. Koz i never use it at all I merely use my judgement because there's smooth metal and rough type so I paint it along the line. But anyway, thats a line ard the rim. ( U can see ahlex@sgbikes 's Rim.)

 

So far I observe that it wun corrode, so far so good. Just that Iit get dirty very fast. But I find it very tedious to polish it until bright and shiny. hehe... good luck. U can ask the guy selling the paint remover whether that what will happen it the paint is applied on masking tape as well.

 

Rem to be careful and bring water along so that you can clean it with clean water.

[jimmy631]

looks like this weekend I will be doing it....anybody want to do it together at MSCP at west????

[josho]

gd luck dude. U gonna spend at least few hour for that to make sure it peel off. Rem that you have to take ur time to let it peel. apply coat by coat.

 

Then u be able to see a wonderful nice rim. heee... WOo!!

[jimmy631]

any other pointers to take note of???

[A.X]

use a brush to apply on the rim is much more easier to do it . and be careful dun let the paint remover touch the tire . wipe it off once it touch ur tire .

[ahlexsgbikes]

Hi there,

 

I would suggest that you bring your bike to the professionals. Otherwise you might regret if it does not turn out to be the way you want it to be.

 

On top of that, the rims were already like that when I got the bike. It wasn't done by me.

[PegScraper]

Good luck man. Keep plenty of clean cotton waste rags handy.

 

There was another thread advising the use of emery paper to make the coating thin before you start, so that the job's easier. If you think the paint remover might be tough or risky, use emery paper. It will be tedious, but you can't make any mistakes. Use a combination of both techniques, and you could do well. Maybe use the paint remover to take off the top coats and finishing it with emery paper.

 

Good luck. Tell us how it went!

[skateboy]

hey bro, just b careful when u use the paint remover can liao. like said, if paint remover touch the tyre, wipe off with a cloth. u can also try to apply abit of paint remover on the masking tape c wat happens then u know wat to do... or ask the shop got any tapes that can resist the paint remover....

 

 

in having ur chrome lining rim!! u'll love ur fruits of labour.

[A.X]

is ur paint on ur rim orignal paint

if the paint is orignal it will be easier to remove

if the cloat of paint not orignal and being respray by those can spray then the job will be much more different

may GOD BLESS U

[josho]

Rem to have safety pre cautious. Do snap a pic of pre and post done of ur rim. hehe.. good luck..

 

Guess alot of good soul had given ya alot of tips

[jimmy631]

this afternoon was raining... I went down at 4pm to my bike to look look see see. Then itchy, took out the paint remover, masking tape, paper towels, rubber gloves, newspaper and pail of water with rag. I started to do the jod DIY.

 

I taped the inner rim and outer rim with masking tape, then brush paint remover over the black paint. after 2 minutes, the paint soften and i use paper towel to wipe off and polish the remainder. then rinsed with water and removed the tape. One rim both side took me 1.5 hr to complete. I fnished at 7pm. back breaking but very satisfied with the result. Saved $100 by DIY. worth it.

 

I dun have the pre photo, but will take tomorrow and post it here. Same as the photo above.... Inside rim is black, outer rim chrome now. When it is moving, really nice sia.

 

Some pointers and lessons learnt.......

1.Use sparingly on the masking tape as the paint remover will soak through the tape and some black paint can come off, but not obvious though, just rough rough.... maybe use duct tape as it is waterproof.

 

2. Put bike on main stand and rear rim can be easily rotated. But front rim, have to life up bike at front manually. So I placed a children bicycle between exhaust header to support bike up, so that front rims can rotate freely. Easier this way.

 

3. Wear rubber gloves (disposable type) and avoid contact with remover. Even the brush when flicked, will cause bits of paint dropping to cause burning sensation on skin. I accidentally sat on some black paint dropping and felt the sensation.. I jumped!!

 

4. Have some music or cig to combat boredom. Can be pretty broring doing it alone in carpark... ventilation is important.

 

 

Total cost of project: Paint remover $4.30 rubber glove $0.20, brush $0.50, paper towels $1.80 ......compared to professional who charge $100 for the job.

[PegScraper]

Congrats on your new rims...

 

Almost as imp as saving money (if not more) is the sense of satisfaction of a DIY job well done!

 

Now you can flaunt your polished rims, as it's your effort entirely!

 

Ride safe!

[josho]

congrat!!! hehe.. i can feel ur boredom!! hehe... and fresh air too. hehe... All the hard work had been paid off! cheers!

[skateboy]

i salute ur preserverance. i can't do that cos i got back prob... mayb do liao can sit there until some1 pull me up.

 

i like bro A.X. engine part... chrome nice... makes me drool...

 

 

btw, where u all buy the paint remover??

[A.X]

thank skateboy

those paint remover can be bought at any hardware shop.

[skateboy]

no prob bro A.X. nice must say nice... not only i say wat... i noticed quite a number of forumers oso comment on ur chrome part...

 

i only saw autogylm paint remover. n is ex. so hardware shop got i can can buy from there if i happen to have nothing to do, wanna chrome my rims oso...

 

 

btw, how u do up ur engine part... wanna buy ur copyright.

[stallionz]

anyone know which shop can make the side rims chrome ? coz my rims is all black.. or anyone wanna trade with my black rims with ur side chrome rims + i top a bit.. im riding a ver S by the way.. many thanks!!

[Blahhh]

Only the outer side chrome ah, not the whole rim, rite? D.I.Y lah bro.. i did it for my kips b4, but not on my s4 coz I plan to spray it gold.

 

Anyway, I used paint remover and a brush (used my old painting brush from sec sch ) and slowly wiped it across a small area of the outer rim. After that, I used a scrapper and gently wiped the excess paint off. The paint remover made it extremely easy to scrap the black paint off, took about 1 hr to finish a whole rim. Then you can use metal polish to make it shiny.