[timmay77]

I wanted to go a little off the beaten path with the shadow chrome color when I refinished my wheels. I contacted the guys at Wheel Medic Inc. here in Columbus Ohio and asked them if they could do the OEM shadow chrome, but a bit darker than stock. Man did they nail it.....

Please excuse the dirty tires, it's only 24 degrees here and I didn't feel like getting frost bite on my hands. I DID take the car for a spin after installing the wheels though!! Everything melted off this weekend, then we had a heavy rain to wash the salt off the roads. I felt safe taking her for a quick spin. Man do I miss driving this Beast!

I will take some better pictures as soon as it warms up a bit and I can clean the tires. This is what I have for now.....

 

[jgfabs]

Cool! Nice job!!

 

[Lunker325]

Very nice! How is the color compared to my wheels?

 

[potassium]

:M5thumbs: - keep thinking I should go for this kind of finish instead of my gloss black as it looks perfect for any colour - and you cannot see much dirt on them.

 

[timmay77]

Very nice! How is the color compared to my wheels?

Well....... LOL........ When you so GRACIOUSLY let me borrow your wheels (thank you btw) you gave them to me DIRTY. hiha I have not washed them, but really should before I return them. They are a bit darker than yours. I would like to clean your wheels and do a side by side.

 

[Lunker325]

Wash away and compare!

 

[E55AMG2]

Looks like stock to me...before they pitted to *****. Either way, fantastic work.

Klasse Sealant = your best friend with freshly painted wheels.

 

[herrubermensch]

Well done, Tim!

--Peter

 

[SidekickChuck]

Awesome color, looks great!
Reminds me of whats commonly called "black chrome" on aftermarket wheels.

 

[1bad540]

They did an excellent job! I would be very pleased with those.

 

[timmay77]

Awesome color, looks great!
Reminds me of whats commonly called "black chrome" on aftermarket wheels.

I ALMOST went with the actual "black chrome". After talking with the guys at Wheel Medic, "black chrome" is a totally different process. I wasn't sure I wanted to go to that extreme. I wanted to stay close to stock, but just a few shades darker.

 

[havasusteve03Beast]

Tim,

Looks sick buddy. Nicely done. Really like the darker shade. Goes well with the black beauty

 

[Mx5]

Very nice Tim, My 10th year birthday present (yr 2001) to the Beast is all 4 wheels being refinished. Some time this Spring. I expect I will go with Wheel Medic as well. Congrats. Looks Great!

 

[Phil M5]

Looks great Tim. I bet it felt good to take her for a spin!