Need help, Chroming my style 132 rims

[ArmyX5]

I apologize for giving the wrong wording. I do not want to chrome my rims, just polish them. The reason I am doing this is because I had a couple of "kerbs" on them and tried to fix them in the process, I messed up one of the rims. I have a couple of days off from work so, what better way to spend my days off than to do something hard. I am on my third day now and don't see the end on my first rim, lol. Tomorrow I will make the decision on weather keep going or take the rims to the pro for a new paint job.

[ArmyX5]

this is my updated pictures.

the first and sencond are of different angle. The one on the left is sanded to the bone and the one on the right is the original paint.

picture number 3 is the sanded rim with a coat of the Duplicolor paint. I am liking it and thinking on painting all four the same color. I just need to see if I have to sand the other three down to the done to get the same result as the first. I will paint one with the original paint on it and see how it look. more to follow.

[TheGodfather]

From the 3rd picture the paint turned out unexpectedly nice.

But honestly, I would have just repainted them back to the OE silver colour, after you had already gone and sanded them.

That is a hella lot of work btw, good job!

[m5james]

It can't be seen in the 3rd pic, but from some of the prior pics where you used the Dremel, there are definately some deep gouges that can only be taken out by hand or using a block. Don't halfass it by using tools like a Dremel...any good paintjob is 90% prep 5% paint and 5% final/wet sanding. Ever watch Overhaulin? They spend 30-40 minutes (4-5 days in realtime) doing bodywork and prep, about 10 minutes (few hours in realtime) doing the paint, then 5 minutes (another day) doing the final paint work before the reveal.

The paintjob in the 3rd pic looks nice from here, but I'm sure in person there are Dremel gouges and sanding lines showing through in the paint. The true test is after a few months, a year, etc when it's been washed, washed and washed again to see how it holds up to chipping, scratches, dulling, etc. Take your time on the last 3 and then put your first rim on the right rear or somewhere where you'd see if the least...the worst projects are done on tight schedules while still expecting perfect results.

[ArmyX5]

Thanks for the advice. I am still thinking about painting them back to the orinal color if I don't like the result.

[cheappc]

good luck and cant wait to see final pictures

[m5james]

Any updates? I do like that darker finish.