OEM Wheel Paint
08-20-2007, 10:02 AM
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Leslie: That sure doesn't look like factory finish. The anodized wheels were a duller grey or bronze. That looks polished, which is commonly done to wheels whose finish is in bad shape. The original owner of my 89 had the original wheels chromed (now in storage). Only chromed or polished would they reflect anything.
08-21-2007, 12:30 PM
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As I mentioned earlier in the thread, the paint got damaged -- chipped, IIRC, and Kevin could see the shiny aluminum underneath, so he ground off the paint and polished the underlying aluminum instead of trying to repair the paint that couldn't be found. The paint did look a lot like anodized before the damage, which is what we thought it was at first. Perhaps anodizing is an option on some cars, and others got paint?
