Chrome mirrors painted

[s3dave]

Hi All ,had an hour spare at work so i thought i would buff my alloy covers, as they were slightly pitted from all the spirited driving...
Anyway started to buff them and was shocked when 2 different shades were coming through....
On closer inspection it looks like they have been chromed and laquered so basicaly i had f**ked them
so i got the masking tape out and painted them black with a chrome edge then laquered them....
What a result i think they look cool what do you guys think?

ps polish your mirror covers by hand or you will have the sinking feeling i got
anyway all is good i think they go well with my alloys..

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By d121m at 2010-07-28

them dots on the last pic is rain not bubbles lol

 

[Dazboss]

Dave, u've done a cracking job. I like them bud

 

[s3dave]

cheers daz!

 

[DJ_Troopa]

lol can't believe they've been chromed and laquered before! Why!? Silly people eh.

 

[s3dave]

lol can't believe they've been chromed and laquered before! Why!? Silly people eh.

erm i think they come from the factory like that....lol...i thought they were polished alloy

 

[DJ_Troopa]

lol they are polished mirrors not chromed. So whoever had it before might have bought those cheapy chrome ebay mirrors! Good job though dude!

 

[s3dave]

they come with the car new, i have the options bought with the car..well if they are polished alloy they have a ton of laquer on them from the factory, when i polished through it, there was 1mm lip from the "propper" alloy underneath and it looked more of a shiney polished alloy than the top coat i dont know maybe, be polished alloy??

 

[finesse]

bad taste.

 

[s3dave]

lol pm me and i will do you a how to....
how much for your arm rest?

 

[mattyboy199]

what did you used to polish them ? mine are originals & i polish them alot but cant say i have gone through the laquer coat however i wouldnt mind polishing them up to a mirror finish afterall aluminium doesnt corrode so no harm in it.

 

[Nilz]

Dave

Im impressed, i think they look really good..

Well done.

 

[Julz.S3]

I think they look good,they stand-out.

Nice Job

 

[s3dave]

cheers guys...... on a side note to mattyboy alloy does corrode it goes that white powdery colour like old alloy wheels thats why audi laquer them i used an industrial polisher with a 4" scotchbrite wheel @ 7500 rpm

 

[Lee H]

what did you used to polish them ? mine are originals & i polish them alot but cant say i have gone through the laquer coat however i wouldnt mind polishing them up to a mirror finish afterall aluminium doesnt corrode so no harm in it.

Bare aluminium DOES corrode. It oxidizes if exposed to the elements, hence why Audi applied lacquer to finish.

I think the best way to refurbish/refinish the mirror covers would be to polish them then have them anodized without colour.