sainot Posted August 4, 2009 Report Posted August 4, 2009 A couple of my alloy wheels are scuffed and showing signs of corrosion under the laquer. Has anyone got any suggestions on getting them refurbed. I'm considering getting Chips Away to sort them out or even having them shot blast and re-finished. Has anyone ever had this done / is the finish as good as the manfacturers. Here is one of the companies I'm considering: http://www.thewheelspecialist.co.uk Quote
Ginettamad Posted August 4, 2009 Report Posted August 4, 2009 A couple of my alloy wheels are scuffed and showing signs of corrosion under the laquer. Has anyone got any suggestions on getting them refurbed. I'm considering getting Chips Away to sort them out or even having them shot blast and re-finished. Has anyone ever had this done / is the finish as good as the manfacturers. Here is one of the companies I'm considering: http://www.thewheelspecialist.co.uk Just had mine powder coated in silver at Castleford at Quote
sainot Posted August 6, 2009 Author Report Posted August 6, 2009 Hi Ginettamad, got any pictures? before and after? Quote
jkspoff Posted August 6, 2009 Report Posted August 6, 2009 Thats is a good price, can you leave the car with them ? Is it a 1 day turnaround ? Quote
Brash Posted October 24, 2009 Report Posted October 24, 2009 (edited) Hi I've just refurbed my own using the spare one at a time.Cost Edited October 24, 2009 by Brash Quote
gregers Posted October 24, 2009 Report Posted October 24, 2009 brash nice job there m8.looking at yours makes me feel like i should sort mine out. Quote
cyborg Posted October 24, 2009 Report Posted October 24, 2009 bit of paint remover -then thou wet n dry - then some laqeur -will soon ave better than new Quote
Saving money Posted October 25, 2009 Report Posted October 25, 2009 A couple of my alloy wheels are scuffed and showing signs of corrosion under the laquer. Has anyone got any suggestions on getting them refurbed. I'm considering getting Chips Away to sort them out or even having them shot blast and re-finished. Has anyone ever had this done / is the finish as good as the manfacturers. Here is one of the companies I'm considering: http://www.thewheelspecialist.co.uk I had the same problem. To save money, you could do the job yourself. I did 15months ago and they still look ok and i'm no spray painter. Its quite easy and rewarding. Remember to let each coat dry before applying the next. The inner wheel cover ( see the last post piture). Ensure that the FORD GALAXY logo is well covered. One last thing, remove grease from alloy before spraying and mask of the tyre. Good luck. Quote
Saving money Posted November 10, 2009 Report Posted November 10, 2009 A couple of my alloy wheels are scuffed and showing signs of corrosion under the laquer. Has anyone got any suggestions on getting them refurbed. I'm considering getting Chips Away to sort them out or even having them shot blast and re-finished. Has anyone ever had this done / is the finish as good as the manfacturers. Here is one of the companies I'm considering: http://www.thewheelspecialist.co.uk I had the same problem. To save money, you could do the job yourself. I did 15months ago and they still look ok and i'm no spray painter. Its quite easy and rewarding. Remember to let each coat dry before applying the next. The inner wheel cover ( see the last post piture). Ensure that the FORD GALAXY logo is well covered. One last thing, remove grease from alloy before spraying and mask of the tyre. Good luck. Forgot to add, for the bad scuffs, use filler. Dont use too much though. Then rub done with fine wet and dry Quote
a.spillane Posted July 1, 2010 Report Posted July 1, 2010 Current 53 Galaxy 1.9 TDI Ghia wheels looked very tired at the moment with plenty of laqure peeling and minor corrosion and all wheels. Can anyone reccomend a good wheel refurbish in the stockport/manchester area ??? Quote
chromedome Posted July 2, 2010 Report Posted July 2, 2010 I know Peterborough is not near you but I found a company that can refurbish the wheels at Quote
adie_morris Posted July 2, 2010 Report Posted July 2, 2010 I am in the process of having mine done at the moment. Having to get 1 at a time done as could not find a temporary set of wheels to use. It is a SLOW process! The company I'm using is only a couple of miles away from me in Telford http://www.knwheels.co.uk/ Quote
big boy stevie Posted July 3, 2010 Report Posted July 3, 2010 im currently waiting for some laquer to arive and will be doing my wheels myself as thay are quite badly scuffed, im doing mine in 2k silver as should last longer and with a decent coat of laquer should look quite nice mine are the zetec alloys though and have a few digs, my wife curbed one of my 17" wheels on a nice vauxhall omega v6 i done up i was going to get it done but couldnt justify Quote
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