Anyone ever completely scotchbrite a chrome wheel?

I've done most of the chrome on my bike so far, but am hesitant to do the front spoke wheel. Im thinking of just doing the outer hoop--the stock hub already has a kind of a flat look to it.

Exile and Tod's Cycle both build bikes with a brushed look on the wheels--just not sure if they started with a chrome and then scuffed it, or what....

otherwise--everything else has turned out pretty cool. I did the stock chrome harley controls last weekend, and they turned out exactly like I wanted. Completely scuffed the levers, controls, master cylinder, switch housings--everything..looks great.
I cut a couple of scuff pads into small squares, and put them on an air grinder--makes pretty damn fast work of it. It will melt the pads though, it you hold it in one spot too long!!

 

 

 

I've always been afraid of scotchbright. I loaned a piece to a friend one time to get some burnt rain suit off of his pipe and it when through the chrome.

 

damn!!
tough crowd.....I knew that though...

I figured I could get an answer w/o pictures though, c'mon....surely someone has tried to brush their wheels...
If not--I'll be the first to try it, cause thats my plan today.


Anyway--be lurking on the site for months, enjoying the reading. just havent gotten around to putting up pics..Havent quite figured out how to get them on the site from my phone.