I repainted them about six and a half years ago. They are certainly not as bright and shiny as they were but in fact I have only waxed them twice since that time (and one time was today). Everything said though they still look pretty good. The rear wheels look better than the front. There is a long pictorial of all I did in a very old thread called something like First Class Refinishing of Wheels.

Now if I can just down load the pics.