[BillD]

[quote=TheNovaMan]Not knowing was killing me, so I called Stockton Wheel. When they re-chrome a Cragar, they cut the center out of the rim shell, send both pieces out for re-chroming, and then weld the center back into the original rim shell. I'm not sure how they avoid destroying the rim shell, but they claim they can reuse the original. It turns out that's a very good thing, because they can't get 15x4 rim shells anymore. I asked the man if he knew whether the chrome shop they use does hexavalent or trivalent, and he did not know. Right now, it runs about $325/wheel to have them do it. That sounds suspiciously inexpensive to me.

I have had several pairs of Cragars done by Stockton and have been happy with the result. I do not know the type of chrome that was used but could post a photo of the replated wheels later if anyone is interested. I know the rims were taken apart before chroming as I was warned that they could break prior to starting the process.