alloy wheel refurb Glasgow (EK). Price?

[foxy99]

Hi guys

I'm about to get my Mondeo 9-spokes powdercoated and wondering if I'll be in for a shock when it comes to the price as it's been a few years since I got a set done.

I usually use ESP (near Possil) but have noticed there's a franchise one in EK https://www.thewheelspecialist.co.uk/ but from what I can see it's about £200 a set.

Before I go phoning round has anyone had their wheels done recently for a reasonable price?

[foxy99]

Thanks for that guys. Looks like I could've saved some but I was determined to drop them somewhere on Saturday so took them to ESP Coatings (Stronend St Possil) after checking with the Wheel Specialist franchise in EK.

Basically the EK one wanted 55 per wheel (£220) plus VAT which took it up to £264. They weren't open till Monday so I headed into Town. I'd called ESP and he also said £220.

When I got there I asked him if they also added VAT and he explained they used to but aren't now VAT registered so they don't need to.

Guy says he'll prob do them on Wednesday so I may be able to collect them Saturday.

Also £10 on each wheel was for removing/re-fitting/valve/balance, as I took them with tyres on. So if you took bare 16s it would only be £180

[foxy99]

Well I got the wheels back today and they look great. Quite hard to get decent pics of the finish, due to the brilliant weather we're having.

As the guy anticipated one of my wheels shows a bit pitting. This is because it was a lot more corroded than the other 3.

I don't mind tho as I had 8 wheels. My original 4 which were all pretty corroded and 4 2nd hand ones which were in better nick but one had a dented rim so I gave the powdercoaters 3 of the new set and 1 original.


original wheels were more corroded than 2nd set pictured at start of thread


nice finish



pitting visible on one wheel as it was one of the badly corroded originals

Edited by foxy99 on Tuesday 10th May 01:56

[foxy99]

sorry about the dud link of 'nice finish'. here's another

[foxy99]

exitwound said:

Powdercoating is just the baking on of paint, but its still just paint. Its not a permanent solution to rough looking wheels. Maybe last about three years or so.

yes that's correct. the coating can't hide deep pitting hence my inclusion of the fact that one wheel was more corroded than the others and therefore didn't turn out as smooth. As expected.

I've had powdercoating done for 20 years or so and in my experience it'll last a lot longer than 3 years, on alloys. However on steel wheels (or any steel) there can be problems where the rim & centre meet as it's hard to get that are clean enough when blasting and/or get sufficient coating on it. Have had steels done before where there was almost no powder coat on the recessed part.

[foxy99]

S2red said:

See my wheel refurb post further down page

from the forum index http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[foxy99]

HENDRYBERG said:

Do alloy wheel refurbers sort cracked alloys? Instead of just welding them?

Or are cracked alloys always gubbed in the end?

I want a set of 20 inch for my Vito camper but dont wanna pay through the nose

Hear good things about a place in Port Glasgow, Near that fancy garage thats got an add on the telly

If they were sorting a crack in the casting it would need to be by some sort of welding process to maintain the strength of the wheel. I guess there comes a pint where the crack can be to deep/big to safely repair a wheel and the next option is to get a second-hand one the same