351mach11647545510 Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01WS6 Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Jamie (ohioko4s4) had his wheels on his Caddy done in this. Looked awesome but I think he had a company in Parma up by Cleveland do his. Shoot him a PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky31186 Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Rdp motorsports does black chrome. It looks good, but I've seen where it starts coming off and it's half chrome and half black chrome. I wanted to do black chrome on my jeep. But I'll stick with regular Chrome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverAudiMike Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Wheel Medic can get it done for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbotrio Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Jamie (ohioko4s4) had his wheels on his Caddy done in this. Looked awesome but I think he had a company in Parma up by Cleveland do his. Shoot him a PM This one? http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7253/6997807621_2cc5140cd4_c.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillJoy Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 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: KillJoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTO1 Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil8 Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 Yes, its played out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01WS6 Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 This one? http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7253/6997807621_2cc5140cd4_c.jpg Yep haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
34bboley Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTO1 Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVRINGS Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 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.netI 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
34bboley Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
351mach11647545510 Posted April 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 Yea, looking for true chrome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTO1 Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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