Did I strike chome or bare metal? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

farside847 · 03-21-2005, 02:26 PM

I was trying to clean up my center caps for my rallys and noticed
a few of the scratches were pretty shiny. So I rubbed off all the
grey paint on the outer rim and I think I found chome?

Did they really paint over chrome on these center caps?

Dean · 03-21-2005, 03:28 PM

Yes they did paint over chrome on a lot of those.

72MARIO · 03-21-2005, 07:03 PM

I agree. I striped the paint off mine and kept them chrome. Just use paint strippers and rinse it off after a couple of minutes. I think the look alot better all chrome with the bowtie sticker in the center.

tom hand · 03-21-2005, 07:27 PM

They painted over the chrome because the chrome will not go up in the recesses around the lug nuts....if you strip the paint off there it will rust

72MARIO · 03-21-2005, 07:54 PM

Well they were on my 87 burb for 1 year thru the winter soaked in salt and they never rusted.

03-21-2005, 02:26 PM	#1
farside847 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 995	Did I strike chome or bare metal? I was trying to clean up my center caps for my rallys and noticed a few of the scratches were pretty shiny. So I rubbed off all the grey paint on the outer rim and I think I found chome? Did they really paint over chrome on these center caps? __________________ 1971 Chevy C10 Shortbed Stepside, 307v8 3-on-the-tree

03-21-2005, 07:03 PM	#3
72MARIO Registered User Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Huntsville Ontario Canada Posts: 4,052	I agree. I striped the paint off mine and kept them chrome. Just use paint strippers and rinse it off after a couple of minutes. I think the look alot better all chrome with the bowtie sticker in the center. __________________ 1968 Suburban numbers matching all original truck now equipped with 6.0/4L80 on Accuair http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=625017 1967 C/20 6.0/4L80 Roofing Truck 1990 V2500 Suburban "Plow Truck" 2005 TAHOE DD

03-21-2005, 07:27 PM	#4
tom hand CCRider Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Olive Branch,MS,USA Posts: 2,232	They painted over the chrome because the chrome will not go up in the recesses around the lug nuts....if you strip the paint off there it will rust __________________ 72 GMC Sierra SWB almost finished---- 84 Softail Olive Branch MS

03-21-2005, 07:54 PM	#5
72MARIO Registered User Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Huntsville Ontario Canada Posts: 4,052	Well they were on my 87 burb for 1 year thru the winter soaked in salt and they never rusted. __________________ 1968 Suburban numbers matching all original truck now equipped with 6.0/4L80 on Accuair http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=625017 1967 C/20 6.0/4L80 Roofing Truck 1990 V2500 Suburban "Plow Truck" 2005 TAHOE DD

03-21-2005, 03:28 PM	#2
Dean Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 1,492	Yes they did paint over chrome on a lot of those.



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