Major kerbing

[burtt]

Bought some alloys the other day of eBay, picture was poor but it stated one alloy was kerbed badly. I got them with the intention of refurbing them. Turned up today and it's bad, was planning to go to citypowdercoaters in Birmingham but for £80 I can't imagine a lot of prep work going into them, anyways.....are these repairable?

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

If you cleaned the mud out of that, or whatever it is.. It'll look infinity better for nothing.

 

[H182]

You could have a go with metal filler then sand down. One of the threads on here the other week recommended one to use.

 

[burtt]

I'd rather pay someone to do it tbh, I'll have a look at some threads. They do look tragic at the minute, so something's in order. It's a shame because I do like the look of the standard colour but if I go down the powdercoaters I'll no doubt have them in black or dark grey.

 

[smac4494]

That's pretty bad but still repairable. I don't see anything that would structurally write off the wheel but people would charge £100+ for a refurb on that wheel alone. I'm in the middle of a practice refurb and I'm saving an absolute tone. Definitely recomend it as it's such a profitable skill to have.

 

[Lukeey]

alot of that will sand out tbh mate

 

[burtt]

I've refurbed wheels in the past but want to get a solid finish rather than a rattle can job tbh. But I might have a sand and see just how bad they are later.

 

[dangerous dave]

You don't send wheels for a refurb because they look mint... They can fix anything, cracks, oval, bent, kerbing...

It's all about the monies...

I'd say they fall into your average refurb price...

 

[Addicted]

Id just send them up to City powdercoating, they will still do it - may charge a bit more for that one, but otherwise meh.

 

[Diagro]

if i was you i would get a sander out and have a go around the edge. Will make that flat again. will save you some pennies

 

[cat171]

Get them done properly.

 

[burtt]

Think I'll just send them in and if they are extra doesn't bother me as long as they come out sweet. Cheers for input everyone.

 

[burtt]

Just wanted to update this! City Powder Coating are fab! £20 a wheel and will be using in the future!

 

[Mr Plums]

What a transformation, where are they based?

 

[dangerous dave]

Ding dong.... Bargain...

 

[burtt]

Birmingham, brilliant place. Quick and easy, took just under a week. One thing with the color I chose they didn't have a color code for it, so I've gotta match that at some point!

 

[dann2707]

Stunning work by them! What wheels are these? Would love these on mine

 

[cat171]

£20 a wheel is stupidly cheap! They look spot on too :up:

 

[lee M4RSH]

just sand down the holes for the bolts or they may work loose. (if its for track)

 

[burtt]

Stunning work by them! What wheels are these? Would love these on mine :smiley:

15" OZf1's

 

[burtt]

Does anybody know the best way to match the center caps? Or is it just a case of choosing a colour that is as close as possible via Halfords rattle can job?

 

[Addicted]

Does anybody know the best way to match the center caps? Or is it just a case of choosing a colour that is as close as possible via Halfords rattle can job?

Pretty much, as they can't be powder coated

 

[Mr Plums]

They look similar to Fords graphite grey.

My mate that used to work in a body shop told me they had a scanner or a camera of some sort which they used to take a picture of the paintwork which told them the paint code/colour they would need to match it.

I'm not sure how true this is as he does talk a bit of bollax.

 

[burtt]

They look similar to Fords graphite grey.

Tried Ford's graphite grey, looks a bit too light... I've also looked for this scanner thing, but seems like a myth lol Body repair shops do seem to have them just nowhere near Worcestershire.

 

[madmover]

I've used them several times and they've always done a great job! They're naff at answering the phone but I can live with that!

 

[Jekyll]

Certainly worth a decent drive for that price, turnaround and quality. You're quids in as its normally £40-£60 a wheel.