I had a set of Crager SS's and never experienced the peeling chrome and rust like so many others did. Of course they weren't on a daily driver in snow and salt either. I kept them clean, polished and waxed and they looked great.

The phatfalcon had Welds on it and were the most I've ever spent on wheels in my life. They looked great for about 2 years and even though I polished them regularly they get a coating of thin aluminum oxide on them that gets to a point that it can't be removed with a mild polish. They would probably need polished and buffed by a machine off the car to get back to close to new appearance. They were very presentable, but I've also seen the "gray" appearance on older ones.

I like the TorqueThrust look and Greg had a set on the 62 Sunliner that looked pretty nice. Not sure what I'll put on it after I take posession this weekend.