Wheels Issue

[Griffit]

I guess plenty of people have the wheels off their cars at present - could anybody check whether the face that meets the hub is finished (painted / coated) on their wheels or bare metal? I've always assumed that they were bare metal, hence the corrosion between them and am having a few issues with a wheel refurbisher that clearly thinks differently

If anybody want advice on wheel refurbishments in the Birmingham area feel free to contact me for the good and the bloody awful!

[V8 GRF]

Usually bare metal and I assume that's because the surface has been machined to give a perfectly flat mating surface.

[Griffit]

V8 GRF said:

Usually bare metal and I assume that's because the surface has been machined to give a perfectly flat mating surface.

As I suspected - these guys should stick to shoeing horses...

[HRG]

Smear the mating face in Copaslip...

[rigga]

Griffit said:

If anybody want advice on wheel refurbishments in the Birmingham area feel free to contact me for the good and the bloody awful!

Id be interested in your views,im that way and will be looking to get some wheels coated soon in another colour....

[The Moosehunter]

Griffit said:

V8 GRF said:

Usually bare metal and I assume that's because the surface has been machined to give a perfectly flat mating surface.

As I suspected - these guys should stick to shoeing horses...

Had the same when I had my Imolas painted

After the track day at Rockinghams 60th aniversary the paint had got so hot due to the mating face with the brake disc that the paint softened and started to run out from the mating surfaces

This does mean that as the paint melted and ran out I had to retourque the nuts more than once

Suffice to say that I scraped it all off when I got back and have had no problems since

I'd leave them bare metal if I were you

Cheers

Moose

[Griffit]

rigga said:

Griffit said:

If anybody want advice on wheel refurbishments in the Birmingham area feel free to contact me for the good and the bloody awful!

Id be interested in your views,im that way and will be looking to get some wheels coated soon in another colour....

Wheels are going to somewhere else on Monday so by Wednesday I should know if I've found the good as well as the awful! I'll let you know.

HTH

[3024E]

I am just having mine done at the moment they are the early 5 spoke camille gotti rims, should get them back this next week, they are being dip stripped powder coated silver and then machine/lathe turned should look mint as ive seen a lot of his work done......did me a special price of £295 inc vat..

keep you all posted,

Andy booth