coozer
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| posted on 8/8/12 at 07:06 PM |
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Alloy Wheel refurb?
Question about alloy wheel refurbing...
I have a set of Range Rover wheels that are not really damaged but old and corroded. The seat for the tyres is bubbling with corrosion and 3 out of
the 4 dont hold air any more.
Is it a simple blast and powder coat affair with a new set of tyres to sort this out?
Needs to be cost affective though as a new steel modular comes in at £38 a corner.
How much to blast and powder coat a wheel?
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 8/8/12 at 07:27 PM |
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Angle grinder with a wire brush, commonly known as the "tool" followed by bead seal before fitting the tyres
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puma931
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| posted on 8/8/12 at 07:48 PM |
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You will pay more than £38 per wheel for a proper wheel refurb.
I was recently quotes £60 a wheel by a refurb co. in Crawley!!
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big_wasa
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| posted on 8/8/12 at 08:06 PM |
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My local place is £55 p/wheel
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avagolen
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| posted on 8/8/12 at 08:15 PM |
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Long time ago, with an MG Maestro - it's wheels went leaky very quickly.
I removed the tires, - I know it's hard work, but money was a big factor then - and with no
power tools, just a wire brush and some 'stuff' from halfords, cleaned , painted and laquered the bead area
before having new tires fitted. Lasted all the time I had the car.
Elbow grease and a couple of bob did the job 
The Answer for everything, but never the last word....
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Slimy38
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| posted on 8/8/12 at 08:24 PM |
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Cheapest I've found was for a bog standard powdercoat on good wheels, £25 a corner. They say any remedial work will be charged more, so I
suspect they'll take one look at your wheels and starting sucking air through their teeth.
I actually have a wheel with very slight kerb damage that isn't holding air, I'm expecting around £50 for clean up and coat.
I think your wheels are going to need a DIY job to make it cost effective.
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steve m
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| posted on 8/8/12 at 08:59 PM |
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The place in crawley does them for £55 a wheel, and i cant recomend them higher, ive had about 8/9 wheels done there on different cars, not all mine,
and every time they have come back as new
Steve
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antimony
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| posted on 8/8/12 at 10:57 PM |
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I've heard mixed reviews about this place, but they are very cheap!!!
£20 per wheel.
Click City powder coating
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trextr7monkey
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| posted on 8/8/12 at 11:27 PM |
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Hi Steve,
Porous alloys just need a generous coat of the black sealant they use when tyres leak around the rim - a band of about 2" should do it nicely.
It would prob be cheaper to get the wheels sparayed with 2 pack rather than powder coating, they are a bit to big for the DIY powdercoat magic
job!
atb
Mike
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owelly
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| posted on 9/8/12 at 09:02 AM |
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And also factor in the life of the modular wheels! My set of Wellers went rusty within 12 months and looked dreadful. I had to take then off, remove
the tyres, get the rims blasted and powder-coated......
I found a guy who blasted wheels for £5-£8 each and another company who coated for £16/rim in stock flat colours.
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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rotax78
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| posted on 9/8/12 at 11:11 AM |
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Google "chicago coatings mossley" I've just had three sets of wheels done. Blasted and powder coated silver and they look like new.
£60 a set for the 15" and £50 a set for the 12", total cost £170 for 12 wheels. It's a bit of an old school place (no office,
don't do emails etc) I only live local so dropped of and collected 24hrs later. They've powder coated all sorts for me and my mates
always been happy.
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