Print

Please login or register.
1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month Forever
Login with username, password and session length

[EMD]

Ive got some scabby looking alloys in the shed and ive had a go at one of them to clean it up ... it will take me an absolute age to do  I rang a local powder coat company and they said they will each wheel for £35 but ill need to get them stripped first  So he said another local company does sand blasting .
Is sand blasting ok or would it be better to get them chemi dipped ?? 

[05omegav6]

Ive got some scabby looking alloys in the shed and ive had a go at one of them to clean it up ... it will take me an absolute age to do  I rang a local powder coat company and they said they will each wheel for £35 but ill need to get them stripped first  So he said another local company does sand blasting .
Is sand blasting ok or would it be better to get them chemi dipped ?? 

Your local tyre place should be able to recommend a wheel refurbisher... My local place charges  £55-60 per wheel including removing/refitting the tyre... Takes a week but results speak for themselves...

http://i1277.photobucket.com/albums/y486/05omegav6/IMG_20130810_195540_zps281b9c48.jpg
By the time you've got the tyres off and the wheels stripped and then powder coated it will be cheaper and quicker in the long run to get them done by a wheel specialist

[EMD]

I should have said that the alloys have no tyres on . Im sure he said the company that sand blasts them charges £15 per wheel so inc the powder coat £50 

[TheBoy]

I've had a set of 17" fully refurbed properly for £170 for 4, £42.50 per wheel by my calcs.

Simply not worth attempting DIY

[BazaJT]

I'm no expert in such things,but wouldn't sand be too abrasive a medium to use on alloy?I suppose you could always buy some paint stripper and do that bit yourself,it depends how intricate the wheel design is.

[TheBoy]

I'm no expert in such things,but wouldn't sand be too abrasive a medium to use on alloy?I suppose you could always buy some paint stripper and do that bit yourself,it depends how intricate the wheel design is.

I believe the proper refurbers use a combo of acid dips and sand blasting. They look a mess before repainting

[YZ250]

I need to get my wheels done soon as I'm fed up with keep putting air in.  They stay at the same pressure for days but then take it in turns to lose pressure. 

[EMD]

I've had a set of 17" fully refurbed properly for £170 for 4, £42.50 per wheel by my calcs.

Simply not worth attempting DIY

Have you got their contact number or address 

The alloys are just very scabby on the insides ... i dont think any kind of paint stripper would remove it , the worst being where there is some sort of alloy furring 

[TheBoy]

I've had a set of 17" fully refurbed properly for £170 for 4, £42.50 per wheel by my calcs.

Simply not worth attempting DIY

Have you got their contact number or address 

The alloys are just very scabby on the insides ... i dont think any kind of paint stripper would remove it , the worst being where there is some sort of alloy furring 

It was in south bucks, so no good to you, but 100s of others about.

I've used Prestine (in Woburn Sands, not their national agents), more expensive, but they had to straighten the usual cheese made Irmschers. That was about double. Not sure how much for straightforward refurb.

[EMD]

Ive seen some places advertising in Northampton that state 16" refurb £40 but refurb meaning a quick scrub over and paint  Probably more expensive for full acid bath or sand blast then paint  Then there's the mobile vans that are charging £45 for minor curbing repair and repaint 

If i could get hold of some decent paint remover id have a go myself but ive read that original vx alloy paint is a oppser to remove .

These are the type of alloy i have :

[Nick W]

The last wheel I took to Lepsons cost £50 for a full chemical strip, tidy up the scuffs on the rim and repaint. More complex repairs, like a full diamond cut, straightening(only doable on the inside edges apparently) or welding is extra.


Considering the time it would take just stripping the original paint then prepping for and applying the new paint, there is no way I'd consider doing them my self.

[Mr Gav]

I had mine powder coated  in Castleford for £130, the tyres were already off mind.

[EMD]

Would powder coat be more durable than ordinary paint  I'm having another go at stripping them , doing 2 for a start .. i've sanded the outer surface nice and smooth and just got to persist with the paint stripper on the back 
The penny pincher in me says have another go  Then once painted ill get the new boots on . That will be all of the jobs done , it only took about a year 

[Andy B]

I had mine powder coated  in Castleford for £130, the tyres were already off mind. ....

That's a good price, I paid £240 for my Smart's alloys

[biggriffin]

Place next door to sereks do wheel refurbish.