getting something rechromed or powder coated

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Originally Posted by marty f

If you are rechroming something, and the blemishes that you have on the metal will be amplified once its chromed. Powder coating is ALOT less $$$, Id be surprised if you can even find a Chromer in LA, most have been shut down. I have to go to TX to get stuff I need chromed, now that being said, some PC have a really shinny silver, Kinda like polished aluminum look, but its not chrome, but a lot less

ok thanks, so its like getting a paint job, it needs to have a perfect finish when its sent to be done because everything you can see will be seen after and show up more.

that rules out the rechroming then because its rusting in the seams of the rims and its too much work to get in there and resurface all that.

I guess if I cant find a decent set of junk yard take off black painted stock rims then sand blasting and painting or powder coating mine is the only way to go then.

back bumper needs a few small dents hammered out and such and the back side has a lot of rust so I guess that will get sand blasting and painted or powder coated too.

I have an old first gen 5 lug Toyota with 14" rims and 5 lug 14" Toyota car rims wont fit it so I would need to order custom rims for it and that's way too pricey, hell its a truck not a Cadillac lol.