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Old 08-06-2013, 10:25 AM   #6
JR 1

 
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Originally Posted by Kleeeb View Post
That is not true. Many places do authentic black chrome, and strip the finish from your wheel. Then they apply the chrome by electroplating. True black chrome is chrome that is filled with contaminants that turn the chrome a shadowy color or even black, not just a tinted clearcoat over existing chrome.
Thanks, I didn't know that is how some did it. I'll of the GM factory black chrome finishes that I have worked with have been paint over chrome.
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