Hi Mike,
As always, looks awesome. Aside from praise, I have nothing to add on your topics. However I found that when I had wheels like you got, I did two things which improved the look (in my opinion anyway).
Got rid of the gloss and have a Matt or a satin finish (satin clear over the raw would look good).
Replaced the bolts with low head bolts. These then nearly sit flush with the wheel. I had these hot black oxide coated, so there was no rusting and they stayed black. This was done by a guy in vic (can find details if you want).
This is a pic as a reference, I had a grey colour mixed by a mate who does powdercoat and this was covered with a satin clear.
