Alloy Wheel Repair/Refurb
Discussion
Looking for recommendations for high quality wheel repairers in and around the Manchester/Cheshire area guys.
Specifically I'll be looking for the wheels to be made true again as well as a refurb. I'm thinking of switching to another OEM BMW colour (Ferric Grey) but want somewhere I can be sure will get the colour 100% right.
The Wheel Specialist seems to come up a lot in old threads, but are there any others anyone can recommend or has heard about?
Specifically I'll be looking for the wheels to be made true again as well as a refurb. I'm thinking of switching to another OEM BMW colour (Ferric Grey) but want somewhere I can be sure will get the colour 100% right.
The Wheel Specialist seems to come up a lot in old threads, but are there any others anyone can recommend or has heard about?
greghm said:
how much is a refurb on average ?
This depends on a few things:-The Colour/finish you want ; Shadow Chrome will be more than a plain silver due to there being two colours present on top of each other. A diamond cut finish will be even more
-The standard of the finish
-The convenience of location.
-If you just want the face of the wheel or the entire wheel refurbed.
City Powdercoaters in Brum are cheap on wheels below 18" - they charge around £25 a wheel. But their finishes (as in colours ; their anthracite is very dark compared to many others) - For the money I doubt you will get a better finish.
Then you have Pristine Wheels ; they IMHO are the best out there.
So I've been told it would be powder base, wet paint and then a lacquer powdercoat.
Anyone got any opinion on lacquer powdercoat? I've never had any wheels refurbed before so no idea what each finish looks like.
I just want them to look as OEM as possible, so a nice almost satin finish.
Anyone got any opinion on lacquer powdercoat? I've never had any wheels refurbed before so no idea what each finish looks like.
I just want them to look as OEM as possible, so a nice almost satin finish.
E-bmw said:
On the complete opposite end of the scale.
Just had my track wheels refurbed 16" x 4 stripped/dipped/powder coated for £64!
That is cheap! Details?Just had my track wheels refurbed 16" x 4 stripped/dipped/powder coated for £64!
City Powdercoaters come close to this if you supply them the wheels with no tyres when they have an offer on ; they then charge around £80. But you can end up waiting 2 weeks to get your rims back, a bit of a problem if your car is your sole mode of transportation and/or you work away quite a bit.
SebringMan said:
E-bmw said:
On the complete opposite end of the scale.
Just had my track wheels refurbed 16" x 4 stripped/dipped/powder coated for £64!
That is cheap! Details?Just had my track wheels refurbed 16" x 4 stripped/dipped/powder coated for £64!
City Powdercoaters come close to this if you supply them the wheels with no tyres when they have an offer on ; they then charge around £80. But you can end up waiting 2 weeks to get your rims back, a bit of a problem if your car is your sole mode of transportation and/or you work away quite a bit.
Limited range of colours for this price but others on offer for an uplift, something like satin/golss black, silver & white I think, and it is exclusively loose wheels.
They didn't try too hard on the middle of the actual rim, and for that price they don't fill etc on kerb rash, but the rest is a pretty good job, especially if it is for winter/track wheels etc.
E-bmw said:
It is a place in Bradford, they advertise £1/" you will have to google it as I suspect naming isn't allowed, or PM me.
Limited range of colours for this price but others on offer for an uplift, something like satin/golss black, silver & white I think, and it is exclusively loose wheels.
They didn't try too hard on the middle of the actual rim, and for that price they don't fill etc on kerb rash, but the rest is a pretty good job, especially if it is for winter/track wheels etc.
Feel free to PM me the details Limited range of colours for this price but others on offer for an uplift, something like satin/golss black, silver & white I think, and it is exclusively loose wheels.
They didn't try too hard on the middle of the actual rim, and for that price they don't fill etc on kerb rash, but the rest is a pretty good job, especially if it is for winter/track wheels etc.
.While it may not be handy for me in Warwickshire it may work out for others I know closer to the area.
Here is the place that charge £1 per inch, wheels must be removed from car and also tyres from the rims at that prices look like mostly trade. http://www.cascoatings.com
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