Alloy wheel refurbishing.

[diamondtiling]

Has anyone ever refurbed their own alloy wheels. The best price I can get is £90 a corner. I have watched a few utube vids and it looks straight forward enough.

Would be grateful for any tips.

 

[merlecollins]

I've had a few sets done by this lad:

AlloyFIX - Mobile Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists :: Home

Tremendous:hurray: The last set he did was a Cooper S with white wheels - he strips them right back and powder coats the white back on - all in the back of his van at your house

 

[diamondtiling]

Bit far for me Kev, was hoping to have a go myself.

 

[merlecollins]

Bit far for me Kev, was hoping to have a go myself.

True. I think it might be a franchise though, might be one nearer you

I take my hat off to you for trying it yourself - I would think that it's pretty specialist:yikes:

I hope there's not any videos on YouTube showing folk how to tile:lol:

 

[mikethetile]

they usually dip them first to remove the old coating and then oven bake the new coating

I have done it myself in the past with a flapper wheel and then spraying but the finish isnt that hard wearing

 

[Scott]

I friend has just had his R32 wheels done, they milled the edges to remove the kerbing marks and coloured the inner areas in a carbon grey and polished the spoked areas. All in just over £200 im told so you may be able it find it cheaper Dom

 

[mikebidd]

You can so it yourself mate just depends how much time patience and skill you have, Also if your wanting them a different colour etc.

Iv done it before by getting tyres taken off. Then cleaning them with "auto glym custon wheel cleaner" Its the blue or orange label one you want. that will clean al the brake dust off. Then iv filed down the bad kerb marks or filled them and sanded down the whole wheel 1500 wet and dry is good enough.

Then send them for powder coating (normally about 15 to 25 a corner) Or which iv done with a lot off wheels..................... Hammerite soray paint followed by as many layers of laquer as you want and job done,

Thats the cheap way off doing it any way lol.

Refurb round here is normally 45 a corner mate

 

[mikebidd]

Just looked through my pics mate i did the ones below same method

 

[tommyzooom]

Apparently these guys are the best in the biz
Lepsons | Alloy Wheel Repairs UK | Alloy Refurbishment | Refurbishments | Swindon | Gillingham

 

[paulyoung666]

Has anyone ever refurbed their own alloy wheels. The best price I can get is £90 a corner. I have watched a few utube vids and it looks straight forward enough.

Would be grateful for any tips.

they must be real bad condition or real big wheels , i believe the norm is about £50 each to refurb , i wouldnt bother doing them yourself , you will struggle to get a robust enough finish on them

 

[Dave Ramsden]

Mate of mine also does wheel refurbs...

You can check out his work online at Carmeleon - Accident Repair & Spray Centre - Home

 

[Deleted member 9966]

Mate of mine also does wheel refurbs...

You can check out his work online at Carmeleon - Accident Repair & Spray Centre - Home

dave, does your mate travel?

I have a lease car that I plan to send back early in February, and it needs a dent sucking out of a wing and a chunk in the alloy wheel filling. I'd rather fix it before it went back than be charged stupid amounts of money by RBS to have it fixed

:helpsmilie:

 

[Rad2474]

dave, does your mate travel?

I have a lease car that I plan to send back early in February, and it needs a dent sucking out of a wing and a chunk in the alloy wheel filling. I'd rather fix it before it went back than be charged stupid amounts of money by RBS to have it fixed

:helpsmilie:

Women drivers.:lol::lol:

 

[Deleted member 9966]

Women drivers.:lol::lol:

watch it rrr:rrr:rrr:

 

[Dave Ramsden]

Give him a call mate Leigh Rooke 07968271928

He does alot of repair work for the main dealers so will be used to travelling Im sure