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11-23-2005, 08:25 AM
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Cragar Chrome Soft 8’s in the winter
Cragar Chrome Soft 8’s in the winter
If you know or have the Chrome Soft 8’s how do they hold up in the winter with salt and snow. I know these are pretty cheap rims but I would hate for them to completely rust out over a winter or two. What are your thoughts and comments.
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Jsaon
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11-23-2005, 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by ctcjason
Cragar Chrome Soft 8’s in the winter
If you know or have the Chrome Soft 8’s how do they hold up in the winter with salt and snow. I know these are pretty cheap rims but I would hate for them to completely rust out over a winter or two. What are your thoughts and comments.
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Good question, I'd like to know the same!
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11-23-2005, 09:39 AM
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I was told by a detailer I know that putting a thin coat of vaseline on the chrome will protect it from the salt in the winter. I haven't tried it myself though since I have no chrome.
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11-23-2005, 09:41 AM
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decent idea.....but would that not turn the rim into a crap magnet?
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11-23-2005, 09:45 AM
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I would guess so but like I said I never tried it. You'd have to clean them every now and then. But it would seal the chrome from the elements.
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11-23-2005, 09:47 AM
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it's worth a shot........being in MA thats pretty much why I went with aluminum rims.
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11-23-2005, 09:47 AM
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spray silicone will do the same thing, coat them good....thats what my dad-in-law sprays on his harley, and there is way more chrome on that thing then a set of rims
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11-23-2005, 09:51 AM
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Great ideas.... I really like the price of these rims, and the looks for that matter but I would like them to last a while.
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11-23-2005, 11:56 AM
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I had mine clear powder coated! 25 bucks a wheel, but now no polishing ever again- I just wash em down and they look like new!
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Cragar Chrome Soft 8’s in the winter
