[Z06] Polish Wheels

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Sep 27, 2011 | 08:30 PM

219fit

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Polish Wheels

Has anyone polised out their stock ZO6 wheels? Was thinking about polishing the face only over the winter. Are they painted or powder coated? I actually saw a pair of rpro's with a polished face and the rest powder coated comp gray. It looked pretty good thought I could get a similar effect by polishing the faces of mine. Thanks in advance.

Sep 29, 2011 | 05:31 PM

wamara

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I had it done. There have been people here who said they did it themselves, but I think it entails a ton of work. The painted finish alone is very tough to remove - aircraft chemical paint stripper notwithstanding. The look that you are describing sounds more like a machined face - wheels are put on a lathe - which results in a more satiny finish. Panther Wheels in Surrey, B.C. (Canada) has a great rep for refinishing wheels. I've also used Wheels America, which has several locations around the country (some shops do better work than others). Good luck whatever you decide.

Sep 29, 2011 | 07:31 PM

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Panther Wheels in B.C Canada does that to stock Z06 wheels. VERY nice work too !

Sep 29, 2011 | 10:51 PM

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Panther for sure...

Sep 30, 2011 | 12:23 AM

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I had my wheels done at Panther last winter........Awesome work!!!!!! I had mine machine polished and painted yellow on side of spokes. The barrels were done in silver. They were excellent to deal with and reasonably priced , $800 for the four wheels.

Sep 30, 2011 | 08:41 AM

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What did you do with the center caps to match the polished wheels?

Sep 30, 2011 | 09:34 AM

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They painted them to match. Looks real good. If I was smart enough to upload pictures I would. Check out the panther wheel website, I had mine done just like the Z06 on their site.