1st Gen. Lunch Table - General Discussion

I havent been this jealous in a long time.

just gonna go kick rocks to get it off my mind.

 

What? Chrome plated starfish wheels or do you think it’s just a spray on?

 

I didnt reach down and caress them, but its either a chromed steel or plastic cap.

 

https://youtu.be/aTw9vxBflNI?si=PaJCy2m-61xNcreZ

works like a champ.

 

I wouldn’t mind getting that done myself but I’ve heard the cost of plating is about the same as buying new wheels.

 

Plating aluminum wheels is a losing battle, especially if they get knicked. Dissimilar metals & all.

i’d wanna polish em after the copper dip, anyway.

 

Damn, those are nice. I've seen some decent results with chrome powder coating that would be a lot cheaper than getting real chrome plating. I have already wasted too much of my life polishing aluminum motorcycle parts, I will not start on truck parts. Also the upkeep would be a bitch on polished truck wheels. Might need to sand the rims first just to have a smoother surface for the fake chrome. I feel like the Patricks have some texture in the casting, but I can't be bothered to get off my ass and walk over to my truck to feel the rim. Those are most likely dipped or wrapped.

 

That's a clean truck. Looks garaged.

Have a stock '04 3.4L 4x4 with snugtop, bedrug ... and stock textured starfish.

 

I wish mine could look as good.

Semi-metallic pads + winter + salted roads = burned in brake dust no matter how often they’re cleaned which is minimal when it’s below 20F outside.

They didn’t have ceramic pads available to use from Toyota until around 2010 or so IIRC.

I didn’t learn about the aftermarket shields to put on them until that time as well.

 

Think that was right after hand polishing away years of brake dust and road grime with aluminum polish and a rag and putting on the new tires ....

Tundra wheels still had some burned in grime after the same treatment. Repaint maybe some day. Flat black = easy (to hold dirt and to repaint).