Oh yeah I HATE polished aluminum. Teh bike i mentioned before, the chrome wheeled Ninja in my garage, came with a poorly polished frame when I got it. Shiny big mirrors and alotta bad paint.
I tore that jazz down, every nut and bolt ( had to fix the engine too, blown up) and sandblasted every bit of shady dull "polished" aluminum off for a regular texture, and left it raw to oxidize a hard layer on top. For "polished aluminum" to work you have to keep it waxxed or it looses its shine.
Rebuilt the bike, put her on the road for a whole bunch of miles. Worked well. I even soda blasted the can.
Yes the chrome shows its age. One thing you cannot really do.. FIX bad chrome. You can try rubbing aluminum foil over it.. you can try this polish, that wax, but yea once the go they are gone.
I do want to know of a GOOD QUALITY, OEM CHROMED, MTB fatbike rim. 36 hole and fat bike style. Do you ahve to custom chrome it, like those crazy bike guys? Is there a GGOOD one to buy>
Chalo.. I have never heard of a "ZERO" branded rim... Is that a good manufacturer? Is that low, middle, or high end bicycle? I do not fundamentally agree, fully with the notion of "Chromed aluminum never lasts long before corrosion creeps underneath the surface plating and makes it slough off like a disease. " You see the Akront I showed above, and yes that is not a MTB rim. I understand we are looking for bicycle rims.
I do NOT have much experience buying bicycle things. I would buy a chrome bicycle rim thinking it was hardy without knowing the differences. Thats some pretty bad chrome. I would be pissed if I spent any decent money on that.