alloy wheel refurb - in Leeds
Discussion
Just about to start and take the wheels off the V8S, been recommended to take them to 'Wheel-Doc'
City Mills, Peel Street. Morley, (Tel 0113-252-4868.
A mate had is done there and they look great, quoted me £180 for the four but could be slightly cheaper as the rears ar'nt to bad.
Will post the results later this week.
City Mills, Peel Street. Morley, (Tel 0113-252-4868.
A mate had is done there and they look great, quoted me £180 for the four but could be slightly cheaper as the rears ar'nt to bad.
Will post the results later this week.
Well just got back, no luck for me. The wheels are polished alloy and can only be refinished by putting them on a lathe with diamond tipped cutters. I do'nt whant them powder coated so looks like its wet/dry and elbow grease for me. The wheels on displey looked good though but i agree the premise look grim.
Edited by BRGV8S on Monday 12th March 18:25
Well i'am still on the hunt, spoke with a relative who works on porkers / fezzer in Leeds, he and his mate looked at the wheels today and confirmed only diamond tipped lathe work will do the job. As that how the wheels were finished in the first place.
Recommended Jasmine, Pendleside, Nelson (01282-697171)spoke with them today
Bad news £110 + Vat 'A CORNER', but it does include blasting, powder coating, cutting back, polishing and clear laquor finish. I'am assured the wheels return 'looking brand new'
May have to check the piggy bank
Recommended Jasmine, Pendleside, Nelson (01282-697171)spoke with them today
Bad news £110 + Vat 'A CORNER', but it does include blasting, powder coating, cutting back, polishing and clear laquor finish. I'am assured the wheels return 'looking brand new'
May have to check the piggy bank
I had my ACS Type III Split Rims worked over by www.directfinish.com they were split, centres powdercoated, the rims hand polished and re-assembled using new bolts/studs. Highly recommended, speak to Dave Furness and let him know Carl recommended you. 
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Thursday, just had a phone call form the agents, brought the wheels back from Brum to confirm only full refurb possible||||.
I said if that's necessary go ahead, i've raided the 'piggy bank' why did'nt they ring me ealier now it's another week+ and the wheels have to go down to 'Brum' again.
Sorry, but what i thougth was a simple problem is turning into a joke, my pride / joy is stting in the garage missus wheels and i ca'nt drive her.
I said if that's necessary go ahead, i've raided the 'piggy bank' why did'nt they ring me ealier now it's another week+ and the wheels have to go down to 'Brum' again.
Sorry, but what i thougth was a simple problem is turning into a joke, my pride / joy is stting in the garage missus wheels and i ca'nt drive her.
Well the wheels are now back and on the car, the agent did ring and said he was NOT happy with the outcome. So my journey over to Nelson was not hopefull, two wheels perfect, the other two look like the powder coating as NOT been fully removed prior to final laquor coating 'shadowing' of black beneath the laquor. Shit the agent are not to blame but the though of more time with the car idiol, over Easter was not acceptable. May'be next time we can get it right.
BRGV8S said:
Well the wheels are now back and on the car, the agent did ring and said he was NOT happy with the outcome. So my journey over to Nelson was not hopefull, two wheels perfect, the other two look like the powder coating as NOT been fully removed prior to final laquor coating 'shadowing' of black beneath the laquor. Shit the agent are not to blame but the though of more time with the car idiol, over Easter was not acceptable. May'be next time we can get it right.
www.steve-edwards.com
You gets what you pays for matey
Good alloy wheel refurbers are hard to find. Seems if you want anything decent these days you pay for the priviledge... frustrating because clearly the cheap ones know they will do a relatively sub-standard job to justify the low price. Hardly a good business model for long-term sustainability 
Dave
Dave
Mr Whippy said:
Good alloy wheel refurbers are hard to find. Seems if you want anything decent these days you pay for the priviledge... frustrating because clearly the cheap ones know they will do a relatively sub-standard job to justify the low price. Hardly a good business model for long-term sustainability
Dave
Dave
Hit the nail right on the head there mr whippy, trouble is that this means all wheel refinishing companys are tarred with the same brush.
Right, well I had my wheels refurbed by a co up in Morley.
First they said £40 a piece, I dropped them off and awaited a phone call, and when I picked up they said it was £45... I said I wanted to pay cheque as I only took £160 and didn't have £20 more, so they said it was "cash only", so I said well I wanted a receipt. They said they would have to add VAT in that case as they did it without VAT.
So, they quoted sans VAT (do they really think I was a business reconning my wheels over christmas?)...
Hey ho, you live and learn. Anyway, away from their glossy overhead lighting I decided the laquer (clear) is a little lumpy, and I'm not sure if the powdercoat is a tad thin, or just lumpy. I rang them and asked if they had missed it, and they said no. I then asked if I could rub wheels with compound to bring them upto a smooth gloss. They just said powder didn't smooth off, and were cagey about their work with respect to depth and me cutting them to gloss up the clearcoat.
So, I'm now still not 100% happy. I just don't want to bother even talking to them again, they lied and decieved me and did a poor job and I have no confidence in their advice if I do go back, and I doubt they would cover any problems arising from cutting the clearcoat.
Sooo, to the point. If I clean them right back so they are super clean, is it possible to then go over just the face (the insides are ok) with proper two pack laquer and then give it a proper finish, or will a transitional layer be visible of the old clearcoat?
I'm thinking like waxes that hide swirl marks but you can't see the clearcoat under the wax, it all looks like one clear layer?!
Just don't want to risk using rubbing compound and go through to the base (also the clear has a metallic fleck in it), and it's only a 306 Peugeot, don't want to spend £££ on it. Thinking if I just whip off the wheels, let them down, push the tyre back, mask, clean face back to powdercoat clear, then just two pack over, cure then cut then re-inflate the tyres
Dave
First they said £40 a piece, I dropped them off and awaited a phone call, and when I picked up they said it was £45... I said I wanted to pay cheque as I only took £160 and didn't have £20 more, so they said it was "cash only", so I said well I wanted a receipt. They said they would have to add VAT in that case as they did it without VAT.
So, they quoted sans VAT (do they really think I was a business reconning my wheels over christmas?)...
Hey ho, you live and learn. Anyway, away from their glossy overhead lighting I decided the laquer (clear) is a little lumpy, and I'm not sure if the powdercoat is a tad thin, or just lumpy. I rang them and asked if they had missed it, and they said no. I then asked if I could rub wheels with compound to bring them upto a smooth gloss. They just said powder didn't smooth off, and were cagey about their work with respect to depth and me cutting them to gloss up the clearcoat.
So, I'm now still not 100% happy. I just don't want to bother even talking to them again, they lied and decieved me and did a poor job and I have no confidence in their advice if I do go back, and I doubt they would cover any problems arising from cutting the clearcoat.
Sooo, to the point. If I clean them right back so they are super clean, is it possible to then go over just the face (the insides are ok) with proper two pack laquer and then give it a proper finish, or will a transitional layer be visible of the old clearcoat?
I'm thinking like waxes that hide swirl marks but you can't see the clearcoat under the wax, it all looks like one clear layer?!
Just don't want to risk using rubbing compound and go through to the base (also the clear has a metallic fleck in it), and it's only a 306 Peugeot, don't want to spend £££ on it. Thinking if I just whip off the wheels, let them down, push the tyre back, mask, clean face back to powdercoat clear, then just two pack over, cure then cut then re-inflate the tyres
Dave
I understand, I just hate the idea that anyone markets a non-perfect job. Why bother. Once you have the alloy stripped, off the car, tyre off etc etc it really is about 20% of the work to spray it, so what is the real cost of spraying it badly?
Just lazy bastards is all I will say to anyone who doesn't do a proper job. If they quote for less than a very good job they should make it clear to customers they cut corners and do a crap job.
Shame their example work was so good. Ah well, the guys who did mine won't get any more business from my reccomendation and when others see their workmanship, so their own loss in the long run.
Dave
Just lazy bastards is all I will say to anyone who doesn't do a proper job. If they quote for less than a very good job they should make it clear to customers they cut corners and do a crap job.
Shame their example work was so good. Ah well, the guys who did mine won't get any more business from my reccomendation and when others see their workmanship, so their own loss in the long run.
Dave
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