VettenDog

I want to paint the barrels of the chrome wheels on my white coupe, but not sure of color to use (black or silver). Please show pics of your wheels if you painted the barrels. I am sure that there are earlier posts on this subject, but I can't find them. Thanks.

RAGGDOLL

Don't have pics handy, but grey is the colour they are now. Paiting them silver won't make that much a difference, IMHO.

Go black, especially with chrome rims, it really makes em' pop!

VettenDog

Thanks RAGGDOLL (you definitely don't look like a Ragdoll).
I am leaning towards black. Silver paint would give them an understated look. Thanks.

velocity c6

Not a good close up but it's what I have. Black barrels here

Jim Tom

I lightly sanded the flat grey, masked off the chrome, and rattle-can painted my barrels a semi gloss black. The dust does not show as bad and easer to clean.
Jim

Knob Jockey

You also have the option of stripping the OEM gray paint off the wheels and exposing the chrome underneath.

Do a test using Plasti-Dip to evaluate colors.

RicK T

Base wheels with black:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...nd-rotors.html


GS wheels with black:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...gs-wheels.html


Haven't seen anything but black or gray.

Riverdog

Has anyone tried removing the factory paint from the barrels, cleaning and polishing the barrels, and then just clearcoating them so that they're sealed? I wonder if doing that and then putting a couple of coats of wax on them would make them easy to maintain and keep them (almost?) as shiny as the rest of the wheel.

I'm asking if anyone has done this to their wheels because I just got a used set of replica chrome spyders and the barrels are not painted. I'm going to give them a good cleaning and then try the clearcoat and wax/polish. If it doesn't work well then painting the barrels will be a project for next winter.

LPT2011

sorry no pics. had them painted last year. Recommend using Black semi-gloss. I also had the entire wheel glass-coated - which made a huge difference with the brake dust.

Mine is an '07 and it was easily the best answer to have a consistent look.

R&L's C6

Mark H

Here are mine.

petiebear

FLAT BLACK

LD85

Boozman

The black looks great, if I ever get the time I'll do mine.

VettenDog

Thanks for the great pics Mark H! They look very nice on your black car.
Thanks,
Jeff

VettenDog

Thanks Rick T!
Jeff

VettenDog

Thanks **** Jockey,
I like your idea of exposing the chrome on the barrels as long as the chrome looks good. Are you pretty sure that the OEM chrome wheels have chrome barrels?
Thanks,
Jeff

Knob Jockey

Absolutely.

I'll try to dig up one of the old threads on this, there's been several.



Here you go. Well documented with many good pics.

The chrome on the barrels is not as nice as the chrome on the face of the wheel. Same thing with my chromed CCW wheels.

If you don't like the chrome you still have the option of new paint.

I recommend you coat the wheels with Rejex. Protects the finish and makes it easier to clean the brake dust off.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...me-gumbys.html

VettenDog

**** Jockey, thank you so much for getting that link to me...I would have never found it myself. I could not have asked for a more detailed process. Chrome barrels is the way I am going to go, you can see more depth in the wheel and I think it will look better on a white car.
Thanks again for your time in helping me.
Jeff

1rusty1

I color matched mine.
PS you have to look closely to see the red on the inner rims but it's there.