My new winter wheels

[Schuby87]

I picked up some stock brushed aluminum Pontiac wheels this summer (thanks again Sam) with the intentions of putting some winter tires on them. I put it off all summer, but when we saw some snow last week I decided it was time to go home from school for the weekend and get this done.

The wheels were really dirty and had a lot of the clear coat peeling off. First I cleaned them all with some water and steal wool. Then I sanded off the rest of the clear coat and put tape around the tires. The paint that I chose is called gunmetal, and is a silver/black with a little bit of sparkle to it. So after some primer and a few layers of the paint, thats where I am right now. I am going to wait for the paint to dry before wet sanding them, putting on a few more layers of paint, and finally putting some clear over that.

Hopefully I can finish these up and have them balanced when I go home for Thanksgiving.

I haven't seen anyone do this to stock wheels so I think it will look pretty good and unique. Hopefully the TA will look good with the black paint, black wheels, and 5% tint all around.

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After:

[WMCCjames]

Looks nice!!

[kammi10]

that looks more like a gunmetal color then black to me..... either way it looks good

[silver6_maro]

Those look nice, i like that color!

[Schuby87]

that looks more like a gunmetal color then black to me..... either way it looks good

Because it is gunmetal

The paint that I chose is called gunmetal, and is a silver/black with a little bit of sparkle to it.

[GETGONE]

But why did you say black at the end if they're gunmetal?

Hopefully the TA will look good with the black paint, black wheels, and 5% tint all around.

[DanO]

gunmetal looks great!! im glad you didnt paint them black.

Black looks like an extension of the tire and hides the wheel.. The gunmetal has enough contrast to stand out!!

Although the blue sidewalls are a bit much...

[Schuby87]

But why did you say black at the end if they're gunmetal?

They look pretty dark, I consider them a shade of black.

[FireBirdGirl02]

Looking forward to seeing them on the car!

[DETROITMUSCLE]

they look great you should bring the car to BWW for thanksgiving break.

[Schuby87]

they look great you should bring the car to BWW for thanksgiving break.

That sounds like a good idea. Hopefully I will have them all finished by then. I can probably make it now that its the 24th and not the 17th.

[meissen]

Looks awesome, bro! Can't wait to see it in person!

[BP_Z28]

nice

[Schuby87]

Does anyone know where I can get different center caps?

[David Conwill]

I dig on "winter wheels" they often look tougher than shiney mags - I'm a big fan of steelies and chrome lug nuts, myself. The other option is to do like my dad did back in the 1960s. He used to put vaseline on the chrome reverse wheels on his GTO to keep them from rusting in the winter.

-Dave