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Topic: Rechroming Saleen wheels. Will the Saleen Stamp be stripped?
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essasin
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I have authentic chrome Saleens that need to get refinshed. I was going to get them powercoated with a color matched lip but was told that the "Saleen" stamp would be stripped. I would hate to remove that stamp.
I think I may just get them done in black chrome but does anyone know if the rechroming process will removing the stamp as well? [ September 07, 2009, 03:04 PM: Message edited by: essasin ]
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SydeWaySix
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Hey brian ( it's ian...bought your boss wing a while back)...why would the stamp get stripped off? I would think at worse it wouldn't be as prominent as before, but not completely stripped away. When powder coating or chroming, do they remove material?
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venomous99
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shouldnt be affected since they should be stripping to the base then rechrome the layers. [ September 07, 2009, 04:50 PM: Message edited by: venomous99 ]
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SlowFiveOh94
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I had a set of Saleen Speedlines that were horribly bad...originally chrome...they had been sitting somewhere damp forever. I had them sandblasted and powdercoated. The Saleen stamps were slightly worn off...but not as bad as I would have expected.
Before...
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Was done at US Powdercoating in Rancho Cordova...I think he charged about $300 for the set. A lot of the cost was due to how F'ed up they were before. They did a fantastic job.
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JohnCM
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man those wheels look good
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essasin
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quote: Originally posted by SydeWaySix: Hey brian ( it's ian...bought your boss wing a while back)...why would the stamp get stripped off? I would think at worse it wouldn't be as prominent as before, but not completely stripped away. When powder coating or chroming, do they remove material?
Hey Ian I remember. The wheel repair shop said they could not 110% guarantee that the stamp would be preserved. You are probably right that it won't be competly stripped away but I just don't know too much about it and the shop won't guarantee it.
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essasin
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Thanks for the pics slow! Those turned out beautiful. I bought a set of Speedlines on ebay and they where not as advertised. I really wanted those wheels!
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PugOwner
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Hey Joe, still bangin V?
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