The guy in San Diego, California from 2004 and again in 2020 was Dennis Crooks of Quality Restorations:
https://qualityrestorations.com
858-271-7374
Looking at my email exchanges with Dennis, he did not mention smoke in the clear part of my wheel, only clear, so perhaps Dave was referring to another wheel shop which did that (incorrectly). However, as I mentioned previously, his more current quote was considerably higher than Dave's.