I recently painted my car - bought new tires and rims. Those valve covers just looked great. exactly the color i wanted. and looked great on the car -- -- One week. Then the sun completely bleached them with silver. No, I didn't even wash the car. the fading was solely from the sun. I think I'll buy some nail polish and a clear coat and paint them myself. If you want your tires to look great for a day or two - buy them, if you want them to look great for more than a week - - don't worry