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Old 06-18-2021, 04:33 PM   #1
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Correct black paint for stock steel wheels?

I have one good original wheel with almost no wear or weathering and the original black paint seems to be somewhere in the middle of chassis black and gloss black(?) anyone know how I could source correct paint for original wheels in a stock application?

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Old 06-19-2021, 01:58 PM   #2
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Re: Correct black paint for stock steel wheels?

I'd like to know too. I've never read anything in GM literature other than "black." I would've assumed that they'd be the same gloss black used on the body, since two tone trucks used body colored wheels. It makes sense though, that the wheel manufacturer may have used a semi-gloss black and that GM just left them that way unless it was a two toned truck. Hopefully someone can enlighten us.
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Old 06-19-2021, 04:16 PM   #3
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Re: Correct black paint for stock steel wheels?

A quality semi-gloss black will get you close. I'm not even sure if the factory was totally consistent on the level of gloss used on standard wheels. I can tell you it's not high gloss, and not satin either, but somewhere in between.
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Old 06-19-2021, 04:22 PM   #4
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Re: Correct black paint for stock steel wheels?

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A quality semi-gloss black will get you close. I'm not even sure if the factory was totally consistent on the level of gloss used on standard wheels. I can tell you it's not high gloss, and not satin either, but somewhere in between.
That's good to know, thanks. I've got a set of wheels that need some black paint on them for that stock-ish look
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A quality semi-gloss black will get you close. I'm not even sure if the factory was totally consistent on the level of gloss used on standard wheels. I can tell you it's not high gloss, and not satin either, but somewhere in between.
Possible reason for the different black you might be seeing is there were several different wheel makers for GM. Im assuming the wheel maker painted them black before being shipped . Definitely not gloss , I would and always have gone semi gloss
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Old 06-21-2021, 07:44 PM   #6
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A quality semi-gloss black will get you close. I'm not even sure if the factory was totally consistent on the level of gloss used on standard wheels. I can tell you it's not high gloss, and not satin either, but somewhere in between.

Agreed, the middle, kinda.... Seems to be shade just slightly flatter than gloss. I might just hit the paint supplier and ask for just that.

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