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Old Mar 10, 2015 | 01:59 PM
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Interested in painting my 69 corvette rally wheels a darker shade of gray (maybe metallic gray)? I really like the color on the Torque Thrust rims but have yet to find something thats not to dark. Anyone done something similar or tried out a new color other than rally wheel gray?
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Old Mar 10, 2015 | 02:47 PM
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Dupli-Color has a ton of choices. Most auto part stores carry the brand.
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Old Mar 10, 2015 | 04:46 PM
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Mine are painted the same 1974 Bright Yellow as the body. I don't know how well this would look with other body colors, but it's subtle enough that I really like the look on mine... well, you know, as subtle as a bright yellow corvette can be.

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Mine are painted black, I like the contrast between the body color and shiny bits.
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Old Mar 13, 2015 | 09:10 PM
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It's funny, I thought this thread would get more traffic than it did. I've always wondered what others thought of my painted wheels.

OP, did we inspire you to give something more radical a try?
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Old Mar 14, 2015 | 04:22 AM
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Had to match the color of these wheels for the grille inserts. Didn't want to go to the trouble of painting them so had them powder coated. Powder coater ended up using a color called anthracite, real close match. Might be a bit darker than what you're looking for but might be a option.
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Old Mar 14, 2015 | 08:25 AM
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Check out a spray can product called "Cast Blast"
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Old Mar 14, 2015 | 04:32 PM
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Dupli-Color has a "cast iron" metallic gray that is a medium-dark shade. They also have some "wheel paint" metallic colors that are pretty nice.
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