Method of coating a cast alloy wheel providing a two-tone appearance

A method of coating a cast alloy wheel, comprising the steps of:

• providing a cast wheel having an alloy substrate including a primary surface and a secondary surface;
• applying a first polymeric coating being pigmented to said primary surface and to said secondary surface thereby sealing said cast alloy wheel within said first polymeric coating;
• coating the first polymeric coating with metal using vapor deposition with said metal being aesthetically distinguishable from said first polymeric coating;
• applying a second polymeric coating over said metal;
• removing said second polymeric coating and said metal from said primary surface of said cast alloy thereby exposing at least a portion of the first polymeric coating providing aesthetically distinguishing appearance of said first polymeric coating disposed upon said primary surface from said metal disposed upon said secondary surface;
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• applying a third polymeric coating over said primary surface and said secondary surface.