Im looking into the possiblilty of getting my stock C6 rims plated in black chrome. If I dont like it it'll give me the excuse to get some CCWs or something. Ive been looking around but no luck so far.
Im looking into the possiblilty of getting my stock C6 rims plated in black chrome. If I dont like it it'll give me the excuse to get some CCWs or something. Ive been looking around but no luck so far.
Cool, I see. Didnt know that. The is this place called East side plating in Portland that lists black chrome as an avaialble finish, but I dont know if they do wheels. I emailed the today.
I'd be curious to know the answer. AFAIK, nobody does real black chrome that is actually a form of chrome plating. My wheels have a black basecoat, with a clearcoat that has some kind of metallic component -- so when any kind of light hits it, it reflects like chrome. Interesting effect. Not as durable as chrome would be, but on the other hand the factory has been doing painted wheels for years without a lot of trouble.
Black Chrome
[MIL-C-14538C]
Black Chrome is a semi hard, non-reflective, abrasion-resistant, heat and corrosion resistant coating (approximately .0002” thick). The Black Chrome finish can be rendered very lustruous for consumer decoarative applications; and clear coated for a functional use. The Black Chrome process has poor throwing power; and conforming anodes are necessary for coverage on intricate shapes. This coating is applied after heat treating and all mechanical operations are performed.
The Black Chrome surface may be waxed or oiled to darken the surface. Coating provides limited corrosion protection, but added protection can be obtained by specifying underplate such as nickel or copper.
The coating color is a dull dark gray, approaching black; and becomes (black) pearl-like when polished. It shall approximate color plate 37038 of Fed. Std. No. 595. Steel parts with Rockwell hardness in excess of Rc 40 shall be stress relieved prior to plating by baking one hour or more at 300° F to 500° F and baked after plating 375 F° ± 25 F° for 3 hours minimum for induced hydrogen embrittlement relief.