Several years ago, I bought a set of Foose Legend Chrome plated aluminum wheels for my wifes Plum Crazy 70 Cuda. They really looked great and set the car off, but after about 7 months, they started getting ground pepper sized bubbles coming up under the chrome and I mean like a bad rash. I called just about everybody up to, but not including Chip Foose(A'int happenin) and basically got blown off. These wheels have been sitting in storage for several years and I was looking at them the other day and thinking what a waste they were . A $200 dollar wheel is not worth spending much money on but with all the technology around, like wraps, is there something that could be done? Is having them dechromed even an option, and if so, does anyone know what that would run? I don't think you can powder coat over chrome. I just hate to see a fairly new set of wheels get thrown away cause the rash really looks bad.

if the chrome is blasted good, i don't see why you couldn't get them powder coated ?
then, there was a "plasti-dip" [?] spray for wheels at one time. i don't know if that is still available.
it does make a guy mad when you spend bucks for nice wheels, only to have them turn to $hit in a few months.

I had a set of chrome clad factory wheels blasted and powdercoated, and they look decent. The coater suggested I use a textured coating to cover up some of the big corrosion pits. If yours aren't heavily corroded like mine you should be able to get away with a smoother finish type coating. I paid $200 for all 4 wheels.

Don't they plate them in Mexico?

Unfortunately, they are made and plated in China. Near as I can tell, they must have plated directly over the aluminum instead of a nickel base, then chrome, which is porous. Slantzilla, did your powder-coater do both the blasting and coating? For $200, that was well worth it. The "bubbles" under the chrome are not deep, about like the texture and size of ground pepper and is mainly in patches on the barrel, the spokes are relatively clear. I may have to give some powdercoaters a call.

I've been told that aluminum wheels need to be baked to get impurities out of them, but I've painted some without baking them and they're still perfect 12 years later.
I've also had steel wheels and aluminum wheels powdercoated:
The steels have rusted.
Any kind of wax or polish would discolor the finish on the aluminum wheels (aluminum wasn't to blame).

I have several sets of wheels, in aluminum and steel, that I painted 30+ years ago with no problems.

On the Foose wheels, I'd sandblast or strip them (call a chrome shop), and then decide if you want smooth or textured.
Then I'd paint them whatever color I think would look best for that car.

Yes, they blasted and coated them for $50 a wheel. I am very happy with the way they look.

https://www.google.com/search?q=whe...;oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari

Check out Wheel Techniques San Jose website to find what can be done. Likely you have such a shop close to where you are.

Rust pitted chrome ? .... boy did I fugg up on a chopper I bought.

Had it stored with a cover at my condo on a salt water canal and man the long front folks are A MESS.

Luckily the bike is black ... I think the only way of saving this is to use that spray on Plastic Coat. Oh - the exh pipes are a mess too ... but I was thinking about putting on a good two into one system anyways

Chroming aluminum historically is hit and miss. The Cragar 5 spokes had a chrome plated aluminum hub and ALWAYS peeled. Not insulting you choice in wheels but when I hear the name Foose I think of a dechromed shaved handled slammed to the ground 22" wheel Dodge Challenger.