Chrome, or Powdercoat your steelies?

[churp]

Where I work we have a couple powder lines....we don't do much off the street work but quite a few employees have their own stuff done. The prep for wheels is a problem because all old paint must be removed and alloys should be pre-baked due to possible outgassing of impurities or oils in the alloy...unless these processes have been done flawlessly, you end up with areas of discoloring or bubbles, or sometimes a piece of crap. The guys at work know about these items and are willing to accept minor flaws....but to do this for a paying customer, it takes a lot of work to do it right the 1st time, or charge enough to cover the expenses of stripping and coating a 2nd time. Powder coating is cheaper when making new product, but liquid paint becomes much cheaper on already painted or used items.