Rechroming of original 1965 356 chrome wheels

[Christopher Canonico]

I'm in the process of a full restoration of a 1965 356SC. I am the original owner. The car has been authenticated by Porsche. I am trying to locate the best possible source for the rechroming of the five original 14.5" wheels and I'm looking for suggestions as to the best possible vendor. I am located in MD but vendor location is not a major consideration as I'm after the best results. Bolton Wheels of Gardena, CA has been suggested. Are there any others I should consider?

[Mike Wilson]

Christopher:

I strongly recommend Bolton's based upon my own personal experience and those of friends.

[Steve Hatfield]

Christopher:

I strongly recommend Bolton's based upon my own personal experience and those of friends.

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[Jeffrey Leeds]

I used Bolton last year to re-chrome my wheels and am very satisfied. The total turnaround time was about double what I expected, but the outcome is better than I expected. Make sure you specify that you want your wheels re-chromed and returned and not simply exchanged for stock inventory. I believe they are closed Mondays.

[Mike Wilson]

They are closed Mondays. Thanks for the reminder, Jeffrey.

[Doug McDonnell]

Bolton's did my wheels which were original to my 64 C and I could not be happier with their work.

[Martin Benade]

Do they rechrome the complete wheel all assembled, or take them apart and/or replace the outer rim?

[Mike Wilson]

The rim centers are lathe cut from the outer rims. If the outer rims are still in decent shape, they are reused, if not, new rims are welded on and chromed. They fully understand our focus on date stamps and manufacturers.

[Adam Wright]

90% of the wheels we sell don't pass go and but are sent directly to Bolton. I have heard of one other company called PICO in LA that does a more concours chrome job, but I think it costs a lot more. But I've never had someone complain about Bolton after I recommended them.

[Joris Koning]

Indeed, Pico for a concours job. Think i paid around usd 350 a wheel several years back

[Peter Boettcher]

I have used Bolton for chroming over a dozen original wheels in recent years and they have always done an excellent job.
I believe I paid $165 each for the latest ones. Well worth the shipping charges for the peace of mind.

356 Regards,
Peter Opa Boettcher
Cincinnati, OH

[James Watters]

I've used both over the years and both are good. Bolton is less money and does a great job.

[Jim Liberty]

Bolton is #1 with me also. ..........................Jim.

[Keith Mattioli]

Does Bolton paint wheels too or is that something to be addressed separately?

[Greg Spreeman]

You know, I had my rims rechromed by Bolton maybe 5 years ago. My car is always garaged and seldom sees moisture. I wax the chrome rims to be sure they are protected with carnuba wax. At this point, all four rims are losing chrome. What happened such that my chrome went to hell? I would expect chrome to last years, especially when the car is usually kept in the garage.