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Color chrome wheels
Hi, my question is. what's the process of getting color chrome wheels? Is the nickel mixed with the color paint? Thanks Rey
Reyhobbyist - Wesley Chapel, Florida, USA
2007
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"Color chrome" has nothing to do with chrome or with nickel, Rey. The word 'chrome' is actually misused. The paint is translucent and with metal particles in it; they are probably aluminum (I'm not sure), but there is far more to making it than just mixing flakes in. You have to buy it, you can't mix it yourself from simple materials.
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