Places that polish wheels

[Wee_Billy_92]

Just recently bought a new set of wheels. Xxr 501s, Does anyone know of anyplace in Scotland preferably near Dundee or even Fife/Perth that do alloy wheel polishing and that also have good reviews/rep. Just wanting my centres to match the dish of the wheel.

Cheers

 

[Knuckles]

Polishing in what way?

polishing the lip, polishing paint, diamond cutting etc etc

 

[Wee_Billy_92]

You know how you get polished lips on alloy wheels. Well of theirs anyway of getting the entire wheel that way. The alloys i have already have a polished lip/dish and was wondering if theirs any place about that would be able to do the rest of the wheel. Like the spokes and the inner rim.

 

[Spinksy]

Like these?

And should be able to get them acid dipped and polish painted and lacquered etc at a decent body shop

 

[Wee_Billy_92]

Yeah like then apart from my centres are red eh. Red wont go with the colour of the car i dont think so just wanting tho whole wheel that polished look.

Ill look up a few places and phone and inquire, see what's what.

 

[Gorms]

Mike the polisher is your man!

http://www.the-polisher.com

You might need to ship them mind!

 

[Wee_Billy_92]

Cheers for the link, appreciated

 

[sburrell93]

Wee_Billy_92 give Fife Powdercoating a call. They're only down in Glenrothes and I'm sure they do alloy wheel polishing

 

[Bluebeard]

Polishing the wheels will mean one of two things is guaranteed...

1) You will hate them after two weeks because you'll have to clean them every 3/4 days. If you don't...

2) Brake dust and road salt will eat into them and they'll be fcuked within 6 months.

If I was you, i'd get them all painted properly by a decent bodyshop, in some sort of chrome finish.

Polished wheels are the work of the devil!

 

[Wee_Billy_92]

Polishing the wheels will mean one of two things is guaranteed...

1) You will hate them after two weeks because you'll have to clean them every 3/4 days. If you don't...

2) Brake dust and road salt will eat into them and they'll be fcuked within 6 months.

If I was you, i'd get them all painted properly by a decent bodyshop, in some sort of chrome finish.

Polished wheels are the work of the devil!

Thanks for the advice.



I think ill give polishing a miss then, i have white wheels at the moment and their a nightmare to keep clean as it is!



Might go for my 2nd option i had in mind. Might just get the red spokes and inner rim sprayed in white or as you mentioned some sort of chrome finish.



Yeah they might be hard to keep clean but they compliment the car but ill probably find out what you mean if my polished lip/dish starts to go a bit nasty looking.

 

[Wee_Billy_92]

Wee_Billy_92 give Fife Powdercoating a call. They're only down in Glenrothes and I'm sure they do alloy wheel polishing

Cheers, will give them a call and see if i go for polishing. But if i go for powder coating ill probably just go to coatech in carnoustie as i can get a discount.

 

[Mr R.]

There is an almost chrome affect powder coat but it's expensive.

My coaters do it but im not sure how much.

 

[Bluebeard]

Thanks for the advice.

I think ill give polishing a miss then, i have white wheels at the moment and their a nightmare to keep clean as it is!

Might go for my 2nd option i had in mind. Might just get the red spokes and inner rim sprayed in white.

Yeah they might be hard to keep clean but they compliment the car but ill probably find out what you mean if my polished lip/dish starts to go a bit nasty looking.

This is a set of wheels that we polished at the customers request. (We offered to paint but he wanted polish)

Just a normal bloke who just takes his car to the Polaks every other week for a £10 clean. Within 3 months they looked dreadful.

 

[Wee_Billy_92]

Hmmm, Really starting to think twice about getting them polished yeah they'll look great once done but they seem a lot of work from what your saying. Might just go for powder coating as i have never had any problems with powdercoat before.

Plus if im able to get a set of wheels done for £100 in any colour then it would be rude not too.

Also ill see if they do have a colour as well that's basically chrome effect and see what their price is like.

 

[cat171]

Polished looks great for shows etc, but not an every dayer.

 

[Gorms]

Yeah as Dan said, I had BBS RMs with polished ally dishies and they needed a fresh water wash almost every other day and a quick going over with autosol once a week.

 

[Wee_Billy_92]

Polished looks great for shows etc, but not an every dayer.

See my car is used for shows all the time but it is a daily runner and i do cover a lot of miles. so in the long run, for the price id pay they would just get ruined and would be throwing my money away so i think ill just go for powder coating.

 

[Wee_Billy_92]

Thanks for the advice everyone, really helped me out a lot. I think ill just take the safe route and get the wheels powder coated. Ill keep the polished dish for just now but if they do require to much maintenance ill probably get the whole wheel done at one point.

 

[neil a]

Only one place i would use to raw alloy polishing a whel and thats Mike the polisher in Glasgow, but be warned they are a nightmare to keep clean if you use your car daily.

Mikes work



The other option is Fife powdercoating , and get then chrome powder coated , gives 90% of the look with easy maintenance.

Mikeys work

 

[Wee_Billy_92]

Wow! They look amazing. But just to be on the safe side and for easier maintenance ill just get them powder coated.

 

[neil a]

This is chrome powder Finnish on the same wheels.

 

[w33 brl]

fife powder coating doesnt polish them himself he gets them sent away...but if your getting powder coating done get them to do really good

 

[Wee_Billy_92]

fife powder coating doesnt polish them himself he gets them sent away...but if your getting powder coating done get them to do really good

Aye i think ill just go for powdercoat cause i really don't think red will go with my car. Ill give them a call and see what prices are like and that.

 

[w33 brl]

Aye i think ill just go for powdercoat cause i really don't think red will go with my car. Ill give them a call and see what prices are like and that.

the price are quite good itll depend on the size but im sure 15's were about £160ish

 

[Wee_Billy_92]

the price are quite good itll depend on the size but im sure 15's were about £160ish

That's sounds pretty decent tbh. Ill keep them in mind.

 

[roy hayward]

Misfiring

 

[w33 brl]

Size are they I'll text my mate get a rough price he works for him

 

[Wee_Billy_92]

Size are they I'll text my mate get a rough price he works for him

Their 15" mate, don't know if it would be possible but i would only want the spokes and the inner rim powdercoated if i was to get them done. Would be wanting to keep the polished outer rim.

Cheers though mate appreciate it.

 

[Wee_Billy_92]

http://www.carid.com/xxr-wheels/501-red-machined-451254.html pic of wheels

 

[Spinksy]

http://www.carid.com/xxr-wheels/501-red-machined-451254.html pic of wheels

Aren't they Splits?

Afaik all genuine BBS XXR's are splits and it looks like it in those pictures, so simply buy new nuts for the rims when you put them back together, split them before you send them off for refurb, the centre/spokes/ rear will be one colour and the lips will still be polished??

 

[w33 brl]

Their 15" mate, don't know if it would be possible but i would only want the spokes and the inner rim powdercoated if i was to get them done. Would be wanting to keep the polished outer rim.

Cheers though mate appreciate it.

should be fine as my mate that works there is doing his BBS RS's the same way ill text him and get a rough price but your probably better phoning them and asking

 

[Wee_Billy_92]

Aren't they Splits?

Afaik all genuine BBS XXR's are splits and it looks like it in those pictures, so simply buy new nuts for the rims when you put them back together, split them before you send them off for refurb, the centre/spokes/ rear will be one colour and the lips will still be polished??

Im not sure if they are splits mate, they look like it but i think their fake splits but i did buy them from xxr. Ill have a closer look at them and see.