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Old Oct 23, 2011 | 07:41 AM
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i ran across this pic of, what appears to be, a silver painted sawblade. IMO, doesn't look too bad. a definite alternative to a stock refinish...


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Old Oct 23, 2011 | 08:13 AM
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Looks like a stock 91-93 rear ZR-1 wheel. They were painted silver, except for the lip, from the factory as opposed to the 93-96 wheels that had a machined front.
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Originally Posted by zr1fred
Looks like a stock 91-93 rear ZR-1 wheel. They were painted silver, except for the lip, from the factory as opposed to the 93-96 wheels that had a machined front.
MY '91 & '92 only! '93 is a machined finish and a 1 year only for the ZR-1

The light in the snapshot I believe makes the wheel more silver in appearance than maybe the argent that it actually is or it's been refinished in different silver.

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the pic is from a 91 zr-1. i didn't know the some model year z's were painted silver. guess ya learn something new everyday!
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Old Oct 23, 2011 | 10:25 AM
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I refinished two 93 sawblades for my Drag radials like that, stripped the clear,painted silver metalic,left the rim polished then clear coated.
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Originally Posted by WVZR-1
MY '91 & '92 only! '93 is a machined finish and a 1 year only for the ZR-1

The light in the snapshot I believe makes the wheel more silver in appearance than maybe the argent that it actually is or it's been refinished in different silver.
Yup! Thinking 91-92 and wrote 91-93. Looks like the correct silver.
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My 91 wheels came like that from the factory. They've gotten a bit weathered though.
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