[78w72]

Originally Posted by pippintook

I have read where the Factory did not clearcoat the snowflake wheels.

78w72 - it sounds like you are saying the Factory clearcoated the entire wheel including the center sections and the aluminum spokes and lip.

As we know, they were quite a few different snowflake wheels used by the Factory and different configurations (ie. different colors for painting center section and in some years no painting of center sections?).

from what ive seen on the 15x8 WS6 snowflakes over the years they looked to be cleared. & they would not have stayed shiny as long as they did if they were bare aluminum. it was a very thin possibly lacquer based clear, nothing like the thick stuff on more modern vehicles. when it started to wear off it would just look like a residue on the aluminum, no edge you could catch or peel up or anything like that. ive had quite a few sets of the 15x7 wheels too but never noticed anything obvious on them.

there were a few different designes of the snowflake so it's hard to say if they all were cleared or maybe they stopped using it in later years? i am also not the original owner of any of the wheels ive seen or the cars that i had so maybe someone sprayed some clear on them?