Landing gear chromed?

[gizmos]

Has anyone chromed their landing gear? I have polishing mine for 7 hours, looks ok but not 100%image.jpg

[Dorsal]

Wow, looks pretty sharp to me.

[Mnflyer]

Yes aluminum can be chromed but you may want to do some reseach on chrome plating of aluminum it is not recomended on auto wheels and is illeagal in Germany do to reduce strenght and corrision problems, the landing gear is critical so I'd just polish.

[gizmos]

Thanks for info, I am in USA ,but corrosion was something I didn't think about. I don't think it would weaken the gear but I may just keep polishing .

[jwlt500]

Check with someone who polishes aluminum on semi trucks. They use a buffer wheel and jewlers rouge. It will shine like a mirror. Another product that works well is Zepher Z-40 it should be available where they sell semi truck parts.

[jamesmil]

i use a polish called "purple metal polish" made by california custom products. it is the best aluminum polish i have ever used. you can order it on line.