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Lord no, you have a very nice looking car as it is.
Where are you located? I have a '16 Z06 silver painted rear wheel that is cracked, you can borrow it and experiment with a rattle can paint if you want.
I guess I should have said I wouldn't paint the chrome wheels. I have gloss black wheels I would use.
1st Vette I wanted was a 2000 vert, black with kalahari top and interior and matching wheels and I wanted the car. The car before was a 97 Bonnevile, champagne/ tan with gold honeycomb wheel wheels. Great looking.
I have Kalahari interior and Plasti-dipped my wheels bronze over 1.5 years ago.
It's held up surprisingly well (including a 2400 mile trip from CA to TN), and I'm very happy with the results. Zero peeling or chipping.
The whole project took a few hours and was about $100 for everything
Ever look at the car's wheels beside you at a stoplight? It's usually pretty obvious which ones have been painted by the cracking/peeling paint.
Your car, color them as you like, but it's wise to power-coat them as opposed to painting.
WOW! Great feedback everyone! Thank you.
I'm thinking 2 different options.
1- find a plasti dip guy who can match the top color.
2- powder coat to match the top color.
Either way I go I think it will be great. Since it's going to be my winter set of wheels, and the car is only driven when the roads are clean in the winter, I think it will look unique and not suffer from abuse. My summer wheels will continue to be the factory chrome which have not cracked as of yet.
This project is definitely moving forward. Keep the comments coming guys!
WOW! Great feedback everyone! Thank you.
I'm thinking 2 different options.
1- find a plasti dip guy who can match the top color.
2- powder coat to match the top color.
Either way I go I think it will be great. Since it's going to be my winter set of wheels, and the car is only driven when the roads are clean in the winter, I think it will look unique and not suffer from abuse. My summer wheels will continue to be the factory chrome which have not cracked as of yet.
This project is definitely moving forward. Keep the comments coming guys!
Suggest going with #1 first. If you hate it, then it can be removed.
from the photos above, it looks like to me he used a similar color to the bronze offered at Dip Your Car (which is what I used).
The color in person isn't as dark as it looks in photographs
01-07-2022, 10:16 AM
