I have a few bike rims Id like to get re-chromed. I'm just curious who you guys use? The local guy I used last summer to re-chrome parts for my Murray Eliminator did a very nice job and chromed a lot of parts reasonably, but he said he hates doing rims because the machine he uses for resurfacing them is kind of dangerous. So because of that he wants between 150-180 each wheel to re-chrome them. That's even with me disassembling the entire wheel, and giving him just a bare rim. Who do you guys recommend?
Re-chroming Bike Wheels
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Don't rechrome the spokes, or use chrome spokes. Stainless are plenty shiny, last longer and look better.
I think high, but I have not had one done in a while.
Maybe for a Schwinn rim where you need to pay attention to knurling and Schwinn Tubular stamp it would be that high, but for a Murray rim where it's just flat and chrome...I would think cheaper?
Buuuuuuuuuut rim condition matters too, if these rims are really rusty the prep will be a killer, and the price will be more.
Maybe for a Schwinn rim where you need to pay attention to knurling and Schwinn Tubular stamp it would be that high, but for a Murray rim where it's just flat and chrome...I would think cheaper?
Buuuuuuuuuut rim condition matters too, if these rims are really rusty the prep will be a killer, and the price will be more.
He hasnt seen them yet so he doesn't know what condition they're in he just gave me a ball park figure around 150 because that's what he says he does motorcycle wheels for. Its odd because he did the entire Murray shifter, neck, and some screws all of wich were pretty rough for $75 in triple plate and they looked awesome, and everyone else wanted more. But Im going to try this new guy and see what he has to say, I have a couple rims Id like to have done.
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Knurling...that's the little row of lines that run where the spoke holes are drilled on Schwinn rims. The knurling is put there when the steel is pulled through the dies to form the rim. It's like a gear that gets a grip on the steel and imprints on the rim. S7 rims have one row of knurling, S2 rims have two. Gary
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I had "The Chrome Shop" in Rock Island ill. give me a quote for chrome recently, but I have not sent them in yet to do the work due to Christmas expenses. They said $60 for an s-2 stingray rim in nice, dent free shape - just needs blasted and chromed, $60 for a stingray rear fender. Something to consider.
Hello. (my 1st post) I just took a set of S-5 hoops to a chromer in San Jose and he quoted $360 for the set! He could not guarantee that the S-5 stamping would remain. Welcome to Bay Area pricing...
Whoa!! That's crazy! And if you think that's bad, I got a quote for 3 small plastic pieces from a place in Tennessee. They wanted $682!! Insane.
I guess things are expensive all over. My solution was to hit Craig's and buy a Stardust with perfect
Rims (near) perfect for $150 and get a few extra parts in the balance. No green sparkle seat though.... Oh well.
What the platers don't like about doing rims is when they polish them on the buffing wheel, it puts the worker in a dangerous position. Ever polish something and the buffer grabs the part and throws it? If that happens when doing a rim, it can pull your arms into the buffer. Not good. Same goes for trim rings and headlight bezels.
Gary
