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I kept meaning to ask this but was always forgetting...

A lot of nylon wheels are chromed, but CA glue doesn't stick very well to the chrome plating. Does anyone have tips for removing chrome *only* from the bead channels of the wheels, so that tires will adhere properly? I'm sure it could be done carefully with a Q-tip & acetone--is there an easier way?

sandpaper

Ugh...I said easier. I've removed chrome plating from plastic arm-rest bases for my 1:1 Charger and it's a major PITA.

wire wheel bit in a dremel, scrape it off with an xacto........

HI!... I have a sand blasting cabinet in my garage. I have it filled with fine glass bead. Works great on all kinds of RC plastic and aluminum. I can take the chrome off the channels you mentioned in about 5 minutes for 4 rims.

Coelacanth wrote:Ugh...I said easier. ....

Nut the wheel onto and old axle and the put that into the end of a drill chuck. Pull the trigger on the drill and run scr8p's sandpaper along the bead.

Y'ernat Al wrote:

Coelacanth wrote:Ugh...I said easier. ....

Nut the wheel onto and old axle and the put that into the end of a drill chuck. Pull the trigger on the drill and run scr8p's sandpaper along the bead.

Now that's what I'm talking about! Thanks for the tip!

Automotive brake parts cleaner eats chrome. I stripped a set of AE TQ wheels that were peeling.