Black Wheels

[riwiho]

How much does it cost to get your wheels coated black? I have been searching for this info on PH and online and have not had much look finding the info I want.

Thanks

[Boggy]

riwiho said:

How much does it cost to get your wheels coated black? I have been searching for this info on PH and online and have not had much look finding the info I want.

Thanks

Pay no more than £275 with tyres taken off/on balanced the lot

Boggy

[riwiho]

Boggy said:

riwiho said:

How much does it cost to get your wheels coated black? I have been searching for this info on PH and online and have not had much look finding the info I want.

Thanks

Pay no more than £275 with tyres taken off/on balanced the lot

Boggy

Sounds good enough but where?

[S Works]

Boggy had his 111R wheels done by Lipscomb in Kent.

[riwiho]

S Works said:

Boggy had his 111R wheels done by Lipscomb in Kent.

Thanks.. I will ask my local dealer and see what they can offer me

[toxic frog]

£13k for a set of victory alloys... you do get a free scandal green sport 160 within that price though...

let me know if you're interested!

[riwiho]

toxic frog said:

£13k for a set of victory alloys... you do get a free scandal green sport 160 within that price though...

let me know if you're interested!

What a truly creative sales pitch. I will bear your price in mind when I go shopping for the wheels

[davestarck]

riwiho said:

How much does it cost to get your wheels coated black? I have been searching for this info on PH and online and have not had much look finding the info I want.

Thanks

Spit & Polish in Tunbridge, Kent. http://www.spitandpolish.co.uk/

Having my wheels done. Tyres removed, rims machined and powder coated in black at about £60/wheel plus vat (don't quote me!)

Dave

Edited by davestarck on Monday 22 October 18:49

[BMGM3]

I had a quote from a local powder coaters to bead blast and coat 4 wheels for £25+vat each. The only problem with this route is because they do powder coating only, you have to remove the tyres and they don't do wheel repairs - just straight blast clean and coat. For me this is ideal as they have no tyres and don't need any repairs.

[S Works]

davestarck said:

riwiho said:

How much does it cost to get your wheels coated black? I have been searching for this info on PH and online and have not had much look finding the info I want.

Thanks

Spit & Polish in Tunbridge, Kent. http://www.spitandpolish.co.uk/

Having my wheels done. Tyres removed, rims machined and powder coated in black at about £60/wheel plus vat (don't quote me!)

Dave

They've been recommended in a few places too. Just down the road from me. It's Tonbridge BTW - you'd be amazed how important that one letter (plus a 'Wells') is round here

[Hollywood Wheels]

Sinclaires do all 4 for £210, really good job too.

[cyberface]

S Works said:

davestarck said:

riwiho said:

How much does it cost to get your wheels coated black? I have been searching for this info on PH and online and have not had much look finding the info I want.

Thanks

Spit & Polish in Tunbridge, Kent. http://www.spitandpolish.co.uk/

Having my wheels done. Tyres removed, rims machined and powder coated in black at about £60/wheel plus vat (don't quote me!)

Dave

They've been recommended in a few places too. Just down the road from me. It's Tonbridge BTW - you'd be amazed how important that one letter (plus a 'Wells') is round here

Yup, Tonbridge. Down t'road from me. They do a damn good job too - I had them strip a set of 'anniversary' chrome 996 wheels, refurb and repaint in standard Porsche silver for my old 993 and they did a superb job. Seem to be set up to handle most jobs and take pride in doing a good job, too, which is nice.

[riwiho]

Only problem is that I am located near Manchester.

I have asked my local dealer and they have quoted me just over the 200 mark which sounds good to me.

I was informed that it is a process of baking the wheels black !!!! Is this true, how does baking affect the colour of the alloy?

[Gooby]

riwiho said:

Only problem is that I am located near Manchester.

Are black wheels harder to steal?

[riwiho]

Gooby said:

riwiho said:

Only problem is that I am located near Manchester.

Are black wheels harder to steal?

I dont know, I am getting them from my local dealer*

• found a couple of nice examples near Knutsford. I have a bag of tools and I recon if I pop round about 04:30 I should not be bothered while working on them

[Kev946]

Try http://www.alloywheelrepairs.com

Ian Jemison Engineering, in Bishopsthorpe near York. This guy is great and can weld Magnesium Wheels, (the only one in the UK I could find), and adjust wheels which are slight bent. Many will just re-paint. I had some Mag Speedlines refurbed and he did a great job. They were hammered to death ex-Rally Car wheels too.

[cyberface]

riwiho said:

Only problem is that I am located near Manchester.

I have asked my local dealer and they have quoted me just over the 200 mark which sounds good to me.

I was informed that it is a process of baking the wheels black !!!! Is this true, how does baking affect the colour of the alloy?

I thought you wanted them black? Surely the colour of the alloy is irrelevant, it's the colour of the paint you're putting on?

I think what they mean is they're powder coating rather than just spray painting the wheels, which has to be baked on. It also provides a more durable finish, which is important for black wheels because wheels get peppered with gravel and stone-chippery would be very noticeable on a black wheel with silver chips showing through.

I had the standard Elise alloys on my old S1 painted black (it was a silver car with carbon B&C hardtop) and it looked superb. If I can find the original invoice... it's not on there... I got them to split the car into two invoices, one for the car (used, no reclaimable VAT) and one for the hardtop and accessories (VAT reclaimable) - they didn't itemise the wheels but I don't remember it being that expensive.

[riwiho]

cyberface said:

riwiho said:

Only problem is that I am located near Manchester.

I have asked my local dealer and they have quoted me just over the 200 mark which sounds good to me.

I was informed that it is a process of baking the wheels black !!!! Is this true, how does baking affect the colour of the alloy?

I thought you wanted them black? Surely the colour of the alloy is irrelevant, it's the colour of the paint you're putting on?

I think what they mean is they're powder coating rather than just spray painting the wheels, which has to be baked on. It also provides a more durable finish, which is important for black wheels because wheels get peppered with gravel and stone-chippery would be very noticeable on a black wheel with silver chips showing through.

I had the standard Elise alloys on my old S1 painted black (it was a silver car with carbon B&C hardtop) and it looked superb. If I can find the original invoice... it's not on there... I got them to split the car into two invoices, one for the car (used, no reclaimable VAT) and one for the hardtop and accessories (VAT reclaimable) - they didn't itemise the wheels but I don't remember it being that expensive.

I do want them back. I was uneducated about the baking process but your explanation has helped.