How do we remove chrome from wheels

A. Muriatic acid will quickly remove the chrome. However, you probably really mean to ask what will remove the chrome and the nickel. See, what laymen call 'chrome' plating is actually a few millionths of an inch of chromium on top of a hundred times as much nickel plating [see our "Chrome Plating Tutorial"]. After the chrome is gone it will still look pretty much the same to the untrained eye.

You can't get the nickel off yourself; it requires toxic chemicals and you need to send the wheels to a plating shop which can exercise responsible management of the chemicals and waste products in an industrial environment by trained operators.

A. Shame, shame Ted! Haven't I taught you anything? All nickel strippers are NOT toxic! The rest of your advice, however, is right on target. Metal removal is NOT a DIY home project.

It's not your fault, Gayle, I'm just a slow learner :-)