theNMBR27

Last weekend I picked up a cherry set of 91-92 wheels to replace the bent one on my car. The only thing they need is a clear coat refinish so I have been thinking about a color change.



On the top is a wheel I sanded, the bottom got a quick once over with a polishing wheel.





The wheels on my car now are black and Im not sure if I like the polished look. Im thinking about making the wheel centers a gold/pewter color with the polished lip like GTA rims.

My options are:
1. Paint one wheel black to replace my bent one
2. Polish all four rims
3. Gold centers with polished lip

So what do you guys think?

ducefour24

black on black looks clean
but do what you like bro
either way its going to look good

GTA1990

iTrader: (1)

selfishly - for my own curiousity I would be keen to see how the gold centres look on five spokes - something I've been thinking about doing to the various tasty five spoke dish rims out there.

Maybe a computer-guy could photoshop a pic for you?

theNMBR27

Yea I don't have Photochop and I've never seen gold centers on these rims. Hopefully they turn out well. I'll update later tonight when the paint dries.

92RS(real slow)

keep them polished those rims never looked right black to me imho

theNMBR27

someone is making me a photoshop with a bunch of colors, so tomorrow i'll post it up.

GTA1990 as far as I know no one has made gold z28 wheels besides the heritage rims but I'm leaning more towards that than polished.

theNMBR27

Got the paint today heres the rim after primer.



and what it looks like next to the car

RS Chris

I'd say polish the outer lip, and maybe try an S10 center cap. Its smooth on top and fits flush.

theNMBR27

Chris can you get me a picture of that center cap?

GTA1990

iTrader: (1)

coming along well - yeah think this would be unique

Agree with the pewter - softer shade of gold - finished with a healthy clear coat and polished lip (as suggested above) think will look great

await the pics....

RS Chris

Here are some pics. They have a bow tie logo in the middle.

theNMBR27

UPDATE:

Three of the rims are painted and the center caps are nearly done too



Then one of the wheel color compared to the original center cap



and the only 'complete' finished wheel next to the black wheel

SiCkRs

iTrader: (6)

Wow those are some nice wheels what kind of paint are you using and prep work too because i think thats important if im not mistaking

theNMBR27

I bought a body work/prep kit that you use with a drill. Tomorrow I'll post up the brand.

wheels
1. brake clean and scrub wheels
2. sand with 100/150/320 grit to remove machine grooves
3. scotch brite until swirls are not visible
4. duplicator self etching primer (green cap)
5. sand with 320 grit until you can't feel a ridge
6. mineral gray metallic duplicolor bumper paint (ford color)

For the center caps I used 320 grit to remove the pitting and oxidation then carefully taped the center nut before painting

SiCkRs

iTrader: (6)

Thats a great right up i might try that since i tried polishing one of my rims but took to long and didnt come out as good as i thought.

GTA1990

iTrader: (1)

came out well - it accents and highlights the detail of the wheel better than the black version. Be sure to put some pics up of them mounted to the car

Now - thinking of adding any pewter bits to the car? some corvette grand sport hashes on the fender in pewter may look pretty cool

theNMBR27

Actually I was thinking of doing either gray or red grand sport stripes because the interior is red

RS Chris

Red.

theNMBR27

heres a mock up of the finished wheels, not sure if i like the look yet

RS Chris

Looks like that dually thirdgen some one was going on about a month or so back. I like the look.

redvtwin2

The gray looks hard man. While I love black on black, theres something that says to me "bbq paint and 1/2 *** job" when I see black stock wheels - no matter how well done. The dark gray just looks custom and subtle - IMHO which means absolutely nothing. Good job on the wheels.

theNMBR27

Thanks for the feedback. I found some other paint that it more gray than gold so i'll be changing the color at some point and I'll put up some more pictures when I'm finished.

theNMBR27

a shot of all the re re finished rims in the new gray.



then here they are mounted and balanced

Yoseph Jakob

I really want a set of those rims, I believe they will fit my 87 Z28 (found a seller who has a set of 91's, the whole set for just a $100) But this is my question, is that spoiler your stock spoiler or did you pick it up from a shop?

theNMBR27

The spoiler is factory for 91-92 z28's. If you want a high rise spoiler pm me and we can work something out. I would trade you my set of black rims for your stock iroc rims also.

New2Chevy

iTrader: (11)

Your wheels turned out nice bro! You picked a great color for them, and they look nice on your car.

I am partial to these machined face, rivetless, deep dish C5 Vette wheels (they are cheap, too). Few wheels look as nice on a third gen, in my opinion.