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Old Aug 23, 2004 | 03:50 PM
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What are my rims made of? Magnesium?

Can they be powdercoated? Anyone done this? Pics?

I wanna powdercoat them black.
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Old Aug 23, 2004 | 06:11 PM
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I always thought they were aluminum.
I had mine chromed.
If they are aluminum......you can always powder coat 'em.
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I'm pretty sure they are aluminum
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They are aluminum
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Here's what I found

It says they are cast alloy, isn't alloy a combination of different types of metals?

Here's were I found it
http://corvetteactioncenter.com/specs/1988/88specs.html
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Yes its a cast aluminum alloy, its got other metals in it.
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