Painted 10 spoke SS wheels
05-18-2005, 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by sixvi6-camaro
90% of all rims are painted.
I'm not disputing that properly painted wheels will be ok for quite some time but the factory coatings are generally not paint. During the winter a painted wheel in Michigan probably won't last very long.
There are two widely used wheel coatings used in the industry, and they are acrylic and polyester powder coatings. I actually just went and talked to a wheel engineer here at GM. Many of our steel wheels are painted. Aluminum wheels we import from Italy are painted with a process not used here. All other aluminum wheels are acrylic or polyester powder coated.
Brian
05-18-2005, 01:15 PM
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I'm trying to find something that will look good w/ a red SS w/ a black top. I like the color of the wheels on the black Z above, but I dont know if they'd look good on my car.
