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Anybody had anything chromed with black chrome or know what it's about. Really thinking about having some pieces done on the bike but curious about stuff like, durability, how hard is it to scratch, how does it clean up, as well as local or the best places to have it done at.
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I think he had a company in Parma up by Cleveland do his. Shoot him a PM

 

 

That sounds like Blackburn Hubcap & Wheel

 

They Chomed the Marauder's wheels, and did an AMAZING job (granted, they sent them out), but still... good work!

 

:thumbup:

 

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My street wheels are black chromed. 5 years old and look like the day I got them. The work was done by Fast Forward Wheels in LA. http://www.fastforwardwheels.com/

 

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y26/GTO1/black%20chrome/RussWheelSmall.jpg

 

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y26/GTO1/black%20chrome/Picture183.jpg

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We sublet black chrome to my brother's company in Mentor, OH. Jaime had his wheels done there. We pick up and delivery weekly.

 

http://www.onwardcoatings.net

 

"Onward’s combination of powder coating and physical vapor deposition will separate our clients from the rising costs and environmental problems facing traditional plating."

 

"Onward Coatings is a company which can apply a durable, chrome look finish"

 

 

So that's not really chrome...just a power coating.

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We sublet black chrome to my brother's company in Mentor, OH. Jaime had his wheels done there. We pick up and delivery weekly.

 

http://www.onwardcoatings.net

I had a guy in today that buys everything from you and he said you had your brother did his Maserati wheels and looked great. I think his new 22" will be in on Wednesday for his new SUV.
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You're right, it's not hexavalent chrome. It's a three stage powder process. The reflective coating is a titanium-aluminum film layered in between a powder base primer and acrylic powder clear coat. The metalized film is only angstroms leaving it somewhat transparent. For bright "chrome" they leave it in the vacuum chamber longer. Most, if not all "black chrome" is a PVD process. CalChrome is the only company I use for traditional chrome but they offer a black chrome finish applied by Goodrich Technologies in Pittsburg, CA. This is a new application for this technology and they have had some problems, but you get a three year warranty. Prices are about the same as Calchrome.

 

http://www.calchrome.com/service_blackchrome.php

 

http://www.goodrichtechnology.com

 

Yea, that Mazi was sick.. wish I had some pictures.

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Yea, looking for true chrome

 

Mine are real.

 

Here's the story

 

After 3 years the chrome on my OEM wheels, that the dealer had had done, began peeling inside. That company the dealer used was in the Cleveland area but had gone out of business so I couldn't get them done under warranty... it was a crap job of chroming anyway.

 

So looking around I couldn't find anyone to do them locally. The black chrome I had seen locally were powder coated but didn't even come close to having the depth and reflectiveness of real chrome so that wasn't going to happen.

 

Finally I found a shop, Fast Forward Wheels, in Cali that not only refurbished chrome wheels but had a black chrome wheel process. Fast Forward stripped off the old chrome then applied copper, nickel and then the new chrome. To give it the black chrome effect they then applied a liquid formulation that they developed that is baked on.

 

Basically I can use car polish on them to clean and wax just like the cars paint. Brake dust just washes off. They still look perfect after 5 years.

 

I had an extra set that didn't get refinished so here's the difference between the old chrome and new black chrome.

 

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y26/GTO1/black%20chrome/Picture180.jpg

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