Wheels finally refurbed!!

[Steveo_A3_1.8t]

hi all,
just had my wheels refurbed. but rather than stay silver i went for GTR anthracite.
work was carried out at Alloy Art in southend, Essex. well worth a look if your planning on doing a refurb.
im very happy with the result.

All four wheels were kerbed, and one had a heavy chunk out of it and required a weld, and all have been diamond cut. cost £300

 

[steve bain]

mmmmm. yum.

 

[Westy]

Very Nice. That's a cheap refurb. I was quoted £60 +VAT per wheel at Spit n Polish!

 

[bhavin1986]

Wow, they look stunning. Are the dishes polished and lacquered? Also any before pictures? Now get some pics of them on your car too fella.

Very Nice. That's a cheap refurb. I was quoted £60 +VAT per wheel at Spit n Polish!

So that's less than £300 at £288? Sounds a similar quote? Or did you need 5 wheels doing?

 

[Nilz]

I cant see the pics, just getting red X

 

[Westy]

Wow, they look stunning. Are the dishes polished and lacquered? Also any before pictures? Now get some pics of them on your car too fella.



So that's less than £300 at £288? Sounds a similar quote? Or did you need 5 wheels doing?

Yeah but i'm talking bog standar refurb, this is diamond cut, very good price.

 

[bhavin1986]

Yeah but i'm talking bog standar refurb, this is diamond cut, very good price.

Ah right fair enough, what's the difference between them and the process?

 

[audi-tk]

no pic of face?

 

[Steveo_A3_1.8t]

I'll get some on the car soon. Yeah I think it was a good price, it is a clear coat which I know is a fairly 'weak' bond to polished un keyed surfaces but it is a powder coat laquer so it's harder wearing than normal.
The replacement studs (fake split rim bolts were £50 for 80!!) I got those separate from BM Motorsport

 

[Nilz]

I can see the pics now, they look spot on dude!!!

 

[bhavin1986]

I'll get some on the car soon. Yeah I think it was a good price, it is a clear coat which I know is a fairly 'weak' bond to polished un keyed surfaces but it is a powder coat laquer so it's harder wearing than normal.
The replacement studs (fake split rim bolts were £50 for 80!!) I got those separate from BM Motorsport

Sounds good. Yeah I've heard of the bond being weaker on a polished surface when lacquering but powdercoating is supposedly the better option. The dish on mine is lacquered which doesn't give the same mirror finish as a polished wheel does, but I can live with that instead of having to clean and protect them everyday!

Just make sure you apply a good wheel sealant such as poorboys to them before fitting them to the car. Will prolong the life of the clearcoat and make them easy to clean too.

 

[Steveo_A3_1.8t]

I used a turtle wax wheel protector but ill give that poorboys a look. Your car looks very similar to mine actually lol, is it metallic black or solid??
Steve

 

[thegoal007]

Like the look of those. It's far better than doing the whole rim in the dark colour, like most do.

any pics of the alloys on the car ?

 

[Steveo_A3_1.8t]

ok appologies for the poor camera quality, mixture of phone and dated compact images, but here are the wheels before refurb (well the worst one) and wheels on car.

 

[MUSH]

Look nice!

But wow theyre low profile tyres, bet theres no give in them! It harsh?

 

[Steveo_A3_1.8t]

Look nice!

But wow theyre low profile tyres, bet theres no give in them! It harsh?

Cheers mate, yeah its quite harsh but ive sort of got a sixth sense for potholes and bad roads now lol