John their Painted (wurth bbs colormatch paint) clear coated in a semi matt finish , heat resistant to 300 degrees , I wasn;t sure either and sat and looked at the paint for a hour before deciding to go ahead with the project , but now with them completed they look pretty good with the aero blu , I have always liked the bbs line of wheels , and the gold spokes , eventually I will settle on some aftermarket wheel but as of yet I just can't drop the hammer on a set ... thanks for the kind words from everyone . one thing that is really cool about the forum 50% of members here if you passed them on the road you would know who they where from the style they convey, as for me i'm just old school , clean,simple , I think a set of Center line wheels staggered would look killer if you could find the right setup ,JMO Again thanks ..