Trust me people, they chromed the entire rim and then sprayed the insides.
I just don't think they prepared the insides as well as they did the outside. That is why they covered it with paint.
Here are a couple of threads from the Solstice Forum.
http://www.solsticeforum.com/forum/s...chromed+inside
http://www.solsticeforum.com/forum/s...chromed+inside