I've had Dennis do two of my wheels. The colored part should match the dash paint.
My 300F wheel was done in 2017 for $1800. The color is too light but don't challenge him on that. It had to be done twice because the chrome rim wasn't centered in the clear at the top on the first one. He redid it.
My 1960 New Yorker wheel was done in 2020 for $2200 and it is supposed to be a dark silver metallic color. It again came out too light but up front he told me he couldn't guarantee the color but said it would be close. I even had to buy the silver tint myself because he can't buy it commercially in California anymore. It looks ok in the car but doesn't match the dash paint. It doesn't match the trim on the doors so I'll live with it.
He seems to be the only one who casts the clear and colored parts separately. This is the only way to get the marbled look in the plastic. I haven't looked at anyone's painted wheels to compare so I can't give an opinion on that. I would have probably preferred to have the color match than the marbling since nobody but me is going to look that closely. I'd just want to know that the paint isn't going to come off and that it has the appropriate gloss. Those other wheels are a lot less expensive as well.
Also be sure whoever is doing a wheel with clear, that they are rechroming the rim. I saw someone's recast wheel somewhere where they just polished it and it's now got rust spots showing up.
Dennis can't do 1964 rectangular wheels as he doesn't have a mold for them. He can do the round tilt wheels.
Nick
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