Alloy wheel repair - Feedback

[rawy]

Hi All

My car was involved in an accident & the wheel was face was badly damaged. The car has been returned repaired but the wheel looks like is has 100s of lines running round the wheel rather than being a sheer smooth surface.

Am I expecting too much for it to be the same smooth finish?




Cheers

Rawy

[snotrag]

Rubbish diamond cut finish.

The wheel lathe has been incorrectly set and done too quick.

[the-norseman]

How does it compare to the other wheels.

[rawy]

the-norseman said:

How does it compare to the other wheels.

This is a non repaired wheel:



Excuse the salt, just noticed when collected.

Cheers

Rawy

[Far Cough]

Not the same finish. I'd be letting them have another go at doing it correctly.

[Quattromaster]

snotrag said:

Rubbish diamond cut finish.

The wheel lathe has been incorrectly set and done too quick.

Being in the alloy refurb game for over 25 years I can confirm this is the correct answer.

( There are a few, and I mean few wheel that have this style cut, Lexus being the most popular)

Send it back.

[SteBrown91]

I’m surprised they refurbed it I would have thought they would just fit a new wheel to be honest.

[Belle427]

safer to get a new wheel in my opinion.

[Jayzee]

The wheel is as probably ball polished from new. Diamond cut will leave loads of lines, so that’s not the correct finish to match.

Not many wheel places have a ball polisher - I think Lepsons do now.