Alloy wheel refurb in W Yorks - any recommendations?

Alloy wheel refurb in W Yorks - any recommendations?

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Thursday 12th July 2012
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Howdy chaps,

Just picked up a set of 4x 16" Montreal 2s to replace the 15s on my Golf. Got them for £70 from a kid in Bramley - they'd only been listed on Gumtree for 15 minutes when I found them! laugh They usually go for minimum £150 with illegal tyres, but I've got 3 good legal ones and a brand new one so rather pleased with myself! laugh

Anyway I digress.. there is some lacquer peel and corroding on them which I'd like to get sorted before fitting them so I'm on the hunt for a good and cheap place to do them. Only one I've come up with in W Yorks is this place. Anyone used them or have any recommendations? If anyone knows a rough price per wheel too to give me an idea of cost it'd be handy. Ta.

falkster

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203 months

Thursday 12th July 2012
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Cas coatings in Bradford. Not used them but will be for 2 sets. They charge £1 per inch!!!

shakindog

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150 months

Thursday 12th July 2012
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There a place at Barnsley at bottom of dodworth road 20 yards before roundabout on left metal magic or something. Also a place just opened on agbrigg road Wakefield so I heard today will try get you name and numbers tomorrow of you want

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falkster said:
Cas coatings in Bradford. Not used them but will be for 2 sets. They charge £1 per inch!!!
Is that per 'wheel size' inch, eg. 16" wheel = £16 ? or is it per inch of area? If the former then that seems bloody good to me! spin

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shakindog said:
There a place at Barnsley at bottom of dodworth road 20 yards before roundabout on left metal magic or something. Also a place just opened on agbrigg road Wakefield so I heard today will try get you name and numbers tomorrow of you want
Aye, would appreciate it please if not too much trouble, ta.

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All that jazz said:
Is that per 'wheel size' inch, eg. 16" wheel = £16 ? or is it per inch of area? If the former then that seems bloody good to me! spin
A quick visit to their website comfirms to be true spin although there's VAT on top to pay.

CAS coatings said:
Alloy Wheel Refurbishment in Bradford

Prices start from £1 per inch for flat colours such as black,white,creams and one coat silver. 16" wheels would be £16 per wheel plus vat.21"and above from £30 per wheel. For lacquered finishes and candy colours add 50%. We can provide a quality service for anyone looking for alloy wheel refurbishment in Bradford. So when you are in need of a reliable company that can offer shot blasting in Bradford we are your premier choice. So why not call CAS Coatings today? Please remove tyres and allow for a 3 day turn around.
spin

I don't think anyone can complain at £20 a wheel. Seems pretty fair to me.

falkster

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Thursday 12th July 2012
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I have seen some of their work and it's great!!

philmots

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Friday 13th July 2012
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Only problem is tyre removal and fitting isn't included.. And do you not get a laqured finish for that either?


There's a place in York. Yorvik Engineering that was recommended on here a while back, I in turn recommended them to my father who's used them and being super happy with the results.

Willber

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Friday 13th July 2012
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Cas coatings are good but you have to take a bare wheel to them (no tyres, no weights, centre caps etc)

They will blast them and grind/file out any kerb rash. For non-metallic its £1 per inch and for metallic it's £1.50. I had some done in anthracite grey and would recommend them any day. Fast turnaround too!

falkster

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Friday 13th July 2012
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Willber said:
Cas coatings are good but you have to take a bare wheel to them (no tyres, no weights, centre caps etc)

They will blast them and grind/file out any kerb rash. For non-metallic its £1 per inch and for metallic it's £1.50. I had some done in anthracite grey and would recommend them any day. Fast turnaround too!
I don't know of any place that would take the tyres off, I just think its one of those things you have to put up with.
When you look at app. £100 for 4 wheels blasting and powder coating plus £60? for removal and refitting/balancing tyres then I think it's a good do for the difference it makes.

mywifeshusband

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Friday 13th July 2012
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If you're wiiling to travel to York, this guy has an excellent reputation.

http://www.ianjemison.co.uk/index.html

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falkster said:
I don't know of any place that would take the tyres off, I just think its one of those things you have to put up with.
When you look at app. £100 for 4 wheels blasting and powder coating plus £60? for removal and refitting/balancing tyres then I think it's a good do for the difference it makes.
OK, thought £20 per wheel seemed rather cheap.. laugh But you don't even need to pay someone to remove the tyres as you can do that yourself. Once deflated it's not that difficult to get the tyre off the rim, especially with a 55 profile which is what these are. Be harder with a lower profile though.

So to have them lacquered and back as original it'll be £28.80 per wheel incl., so £115.20 in total which is still fair. spin

Basil Brush

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Friday 13th July 2012
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falkster said:
I don't know of any place that would take the tyres off, I just think its one of those things you have to put up with.
When you look at app. £100 for 4 wheels blasting and powder coating plus £60? for removal and refitting/balancing tyres then I think it's a good do for the difference it makes.
Yorvik Engineering do the whole thing - remove, refit and balance. They did a great job on my Tuscan's wheels.

There's also a place called LSN Coatings in Castleford who I've used for bike bits.

falkster

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Basil Brush said:
falkster said:
I don't know of any place that would take the tyres off, I just think its one of those things you have to put up with.
When you look at app. £100 for 4 wheels blasting and powder coating plus £60? for removal and refitting/balancing tyres then I think it's a good do for the difference it makes.
Yorvik Engineering do the whole thing - remove, refit and balance. They did a great job on my Tuscan's wheels.

There's also a place called LSN Coatings in Castleford who I've used for bike bits.
But I bet they charge a lot more dont they?

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falkster said:
But I bet they charge a lot more dont they?
Yorvik are silly monies even when you factor in them doing the extra work. Minimum of £50+VAT per wheel according to their site so I gave them a miss.

LSN are reasonable at £30 incl. per wheel for 16s, but like Cas they need them on their own with no tyres attached.

Ian Jemison can't be arsed answering his phone and I must've tried at least 8 times today so bks to him! laugh

Thanks for the recommendations fellas spin .

Jam Spavlin

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Friday 13th July 2012
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N.B. Coatings in Pontefract are utterly brilliant at what they do myself and a number of oz friends will not use anyone else. You'd have to have the tyres removed and refitted elsewhere but thats no biggie tbh. Phone number is 01977 600283.

Defcon5

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Friday 13th July 2012
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Jam Spavlin said:
N.B. Coatings in Pontefract are utterly brilliant at what they do myself and a number of oz friends will not use anyone else. You'd have to have the tyres removed and refitted elsewhere but thats no biggie tbh. Phone number is 01977 600283.
Where are they?

Jam Spavlin

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Friday 13th July 2012
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Just off Skinner lane in Pontefract.

falkster

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All that jazz said:
Yorvik are silly monies even when you factor in them doing the extra work. Minimum of £50+VAT per wheel according to their site so I gave them a miss.
I suppose £50+ vat isnt that bad, ok it's double (ish) CAS but factor in the time to go to tyre place to remove and refitting, I don't think thats too bad.

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falkster said:
I suppose £50+ vat isnt that bad, ok it's double (ish) CAS but factor in the time to go to tyre place to remove and refitting, I don't think thats too bad.
It says on their site "From £50+VAT per wheel". Obviously that could be the price for my 16s too, but I'll bet that it's more. Most places seem to charge £15 per wheel for tyre removal and refitting, but I know a place local to me that does it for a fiver a wheel so under £35 per wheel incl. to have them re-furbed and the tyres removed and refitted is not to be sniffed at. Also with them being in Eccleshill it's only 15 mins drive from where I am which is another plus. biggrin