Chrome on door handles bubbling!?!
01-07-2004, 10:12 PM
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Chrome on door handles bubbling!?!
Is it possible for the chrome on the door handles to bubble???
I just got it washed and noticed it has little bumps, like bubbles, on it....i was like WTF!?!
-G-
I just got it washed and noticed it has little bumps, like bubbles, on it....i was like WTF!?!
-G-
01-07-2004, 10:27 PM
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If it is chrome, it can bubble just like paint. The chrome can get scratched or have a pinhole from poor prep/plating. Salt and water get in and rust starts from underneath.
Sorry but there is no cure.
Sorry but there is no cure.
01-07-2004, 10:38 PM
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yep once they got them, they dont go away. 
ever see chrome rims in your area that have been driven around with the car for more than a couple weeks? yeh, they got your bubbling and chipping times ten
ever see chrome rims in your area that have been driven around with the car for more than a couple weeks? yeh, they got your bubbling and chipping times ten
01-07-2004, 10:54 PM
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Originally posted by ricerokets4life
yep once they got them, they dont go away.
ever see chrome rims in your area that have been driven around with the car for more than a couple weeks? yeh, they got your bubbling and chipping times ten
yep once they got them, they dont go away.
ever see chrome rims in your area that have been driven around with the car for more than a couple weeks? yeh, they got your bubbling and chipping times ten
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01-07-2004, 10:58 PM
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Originally posted by E55AMG99
If it is chrome, it can bubble just like paint. The chrome can get scratched or have a pinhole from poor prep/plating. Salt and water get in and rust starts from underneath.
Sorry but there is no cure.
If it is chrome, it can bubble just like paint. The chrome can get scratched or have a pinhole from poor prep/plating. Salt and water get in and rust starts from underneath.
Sorry but there is no cure.
Asthetics for a 10 year old car are pretty good as is, with normal wearing showing -G-
01-07-2004, 10:59 PM
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Originally posted by E55AMG99
Oh yeah. Preventing it from happening again is fairly easy.....wax.
Oh yeah. Preventing it from happening again is fairly easy.....wax.
-G-
