Author Topic: Chrome Rad shrouds? Need advice. (Read 6007 times)

bnau267 · « **on:** May 31, 2014, 10:33:22 AM »

I hate the idea of polishing but desire a set of nice shiny rad shrouds for my Laeger build. I'm considering buying a set and having them chromed along with some other items. How well does chrome adhere to stainless steel or is this a bad idea all together? What about aluminum?

Also, anyone know which shrouds work best with a PWRS rad?

pinned250r · « **Reply #1 on:** May 31, 2014, 12:15:17 PM »

This is a great question! Curious to see the answer. But I know chrome I alluminum is doable!

bnau267 · « **Reply #2 on:** May 31, 2014, 01:57:07 PM »

I suppose too may folks on here are partial to polishing....lol.

Pumashine · « **Reply #3 on:** May 31, 2014, 02:15:49 PM »

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I suppose too may folks on here are partial to polishing....lol.

Doug, (OldschoolR) has his stainless shrouds chromed. So it can be done. Mine are polished stainless and have a darker tint to them than chrome. Chrome is more silver.

In wet areas aluminum tends to oxidize under the chrome and look bad in a few years.

bnau267 · « **Reply #4 on:** May 31, 2014, 02:32:08 PM »

I love Mountain Dew!

F-Red · « **Reply #5 on:** May 31, 2014, 05:33:21 PM »

Polishing aluminum is definitely, a labor of love! Get some of your favorite beverage, and buff to your heart is content.
I personally like the look of the mirrored aluminum.

bnau267 · « **Reply #6 on:** May 31, 2014, 05:37:39 PM »

Nice. I'm not much for keeping polished stuff looking good. Two fine examples thus far.

Pumashine · « **Reply #7 on:** May 31, 2014, 05:52:35 PM »

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Nice. I'm not much for keeping polished stuff looking good. Two fine examples thus far.

Your best bet is to chrome the stainless. I have never actually seen a chromed pair of shrouds myself. I think maybe a PM to Doug and he would get us a pic of those bad boys. He is having me make a set of stainless ones (plain) for his next build he is going to have chromed.

bnau267 · « **Reply #8 on:** May 31, 2014, 06:02:22 PM »

That's the direction I'm leaning. I've never seen a set either but I have a bunch of stuff that will need chrome so I was kinda thinking why not add the shrouds in with the batch.

oldschoolr · « **Reply #9 on:** May 31, 2014, 07:43:14 PM »

I'll post up some pictures tomorrow, im out of town. I have some old rpm shrouds that I had chromed back in 97 and they still look good.

Pumashine · « **Reply #10 on:** May 31, 2014, 08:31:31 PM »

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I'll post up some pictures tomorrow, im out of town. I have some old rpm shrouds that I had chromed back in 97 and they still look good.

And they look good on both sides.

bnau267 · « **Reply #11 on:** May 31, 2014, 10:42:07 PM »

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I'll post up some pictures tomorrow, im out of town. I have some old rpm shrouds that I had chromed back in 97 and they still look good.

Those are the exact shrouds I'm thinking of getting.

oldschoolr · « **Reply #12 on:** June 01, 2014, 06:27:46 PM »

Pumashine · « **Reply #13 on:** June 01, 2014, 07:10:53 PM »

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Is that over aluminum?

oldschoolr · « **Reply #14 on:** June 01, 2014, 07:19:26 PM »

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Is that over aluminum?

Tony those are the old stainless rpm ones.