Alloys need attention

Phoenixboy · Post by **Phoenixboy** » Mon Feb 12, 2018 11:02 pm

Buckley06 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 12, 2018 11:00 pmSo why are they being sold cheap do they need welding?

Nothing wrong with them at all, just fancy a change.

scooobydont · Post by **scooobydont** » Mon Feb 12, 2018 11:02 pm

Just paid £70per wheel to get my 18" cades done, I went for shadow chrome. Its the going rate round here and the job was first class, I was quite happy with the price tbh.

Phoenixboy · Post by **Phoenixboy** » Mon Feb 12, 2018 11:10 pm

Phoenixboy wrote: ↑Mon Feb 12, 2018 11:02 pm
Buckley06 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 12, 2018 11:00 pmSo why are they being sold cheap do they need welding?
Nothing wrong with them at all, just fancy a change.

Ive only reduced the price, as I have some others in mind, and if I don’t do something soon, I’ll end up keeping them and spending the money on something else.
You can see how clean the car is.
I definitely wouldn’t run round on bent or buckled wheels.
If you’re interested your welcome to call me to discuss.
07896 343757
Grant

Paulr · Post by **Paulr** » Mon Feb 12, 2018 11:37 pm

They are not ‘cheap’, Moore good value. Being 17” means much less popular and more difficult to sell. Seems everyone wants 18” or bigger.

Mr Whippy · Post by **Mr Whippy** » Tue Feb 13, 2018 5:25 pm

I'm paying £500 for 107s with Exel Wheels.

They use Lepsons but also leave you with wheels while the work is done.

They also do a good job.

I spent £260 at The Wheel Specialist years back and you'd expect them to be good but really they were crap.

Fast turn around means blasting = detail loss.
No filling marks, so just use thicker paint = loss of detail.
Poorer prep = delamination in years.
No/limited choice of wet middle coat = limited colour choices.
Covering spigot area and hub facings = poor/tight wheel fitment.
Thick coats and poor application = orange peel finishes, so dull.

After having used supposedly good and cheap refurbishers I'm now trying the supposed best.

Let's see!

The pics on the Exel Wheels FB page do look very very good... I always try find JIL markings or writing etc to see how well details are preserved.

mr wilks · Post by **mr wilks** » Tue Feb 13, 2018 6:39 pm

Mr Whippy wrote: ↑Tue Feb 13, 2018 5:25 pm
I'm paying £500 for 107s with Exel Wheels.

The pics on the Exel Wheels FB page do look very very good... I always try find JIL markings or writing etc to see how well details are preserved.

Interesting judgement point of view

£500 for a refurb on plain one colour alloys is pretty whefty so expectations must be high mr Whippy

I had a set chemically stripped then powdercoated at weekend for a fraction of £500 , would they pass the markings / writing test

Phoenixboy · Post by **Phoenixboy** » Wed Feb 14, 2018 2:56 pm

Pictures showing tread as requested by Buckley06

R60BBA · Post by **R60BBA** » Wed Feb 14, 2018 3:15 pm

Buckley06 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 12, 2018 8:37 pmI have been getting quotes to get my alloys acid striped and powder coated. The best price to far is £78 per wheel.
Being a engineer I know about this process and think this is very steep.
Has anyone had the same work done and what did you pay?

You can get new wheels for that

Ducklakeview · Post by **Ducklakeview** » Wed Feb 14, 2018 4:58 pm

Mr Whippy wrote: ↑Tue Feb 13, 2018 5:25 pmI'm paying £500 for 107s with Exel Wheels.

They use Lepsons but also leave you with wheels while the work is done.

They also do a good job.

I spent £260 at The Wheel Specialist years back and you'd expect them to be good but really they were crap.

Fast turn around means blasting = detail loss.
No filling marks, so just use thicker paint = loss of detail.
Poorer prep = delamination in years.
No/limited choice of wet middle coat = limited colour choices.
Covering spigot area and hub facings = poor/tight wheel fitment.
Thick coats and poor application = orange peel finishes, so dull.

After having used supposedly good and cheap refurbishers I'm now trying the supposed best.

Let's see!

The pics on the Exel Wheels FB page do look very very good... I always try find JIL markings or writing etc to see how well details are preserved.

£500?? JEEZ - The fact that they are sending them to Jepsons means that they will be taking a cut themselves...

I had a set of 108's (split rims) done recently by the same place that mr wilks uses, and TBH, they were excellent, and done in silver for the centres, and "mirror chrome" for the outers I paid £180 which included removal and refitting of the tyres, although I split and rebuilt the rims myself..

£500 is WAY over the top IMO..

DaveD · Post by **DaveD** » Wed Feb 14, 2018 5:51 pm

mr wilks wrote: ↑Tue Feb 13, 2018 6:39 pm
Interesting judgement point of view £500 for a refurb on plain one colour alloys is pretty whefty so expectations must be high mr Whippy

I had a set chemically stripped then powdercoated at weekend for a fraction of £500 , would they pass the markings / writing test

Mr Wilks - what powerboat colour did you go for? I’m looking for something dark grey and high gloss for my star spokes (similar to the Z4 coupe concept car). Yours looks an interesting colour.

Incidentally, I’ve been quoted c£400 for a strip and powercoat of all 4 wheels. Sounding expensive based on what you guys are saying.

mr wilks · Post by **mr wilks** » Wed Feb 14, 2018 5:55 pm

DaveD wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2018 5:51 pm
mr wilks wrote: ↑Tue Feb 13, 2018 6:39 pm
Interesting judgement point of view £500 for a refurb on plain one colour alloys is pretty whefty so expectations must be high mr Whippy

I had a set chemically stripped then powdercoated at weekend for a fraction of £500 , would they pass the markings / writing test
Mr Wilks - what powerboat colour did you go for? I’m looking for something dark grey and high gloss for my star spokes (similar to the Z4 coupe concept car). Yours looks an interesting colour.

Incidentally, I’ve been quoted c£400 for a strip and powercoat of all 4 wheels. Sounding expensive based on what you guys are saying.

A bespoke hyper black -shadow chrome finish . Wanted a black inner / base with high silver face

DaveD · Post by **DaveD** » Wed Feb 14, 2018 5:59 pm

Nice.

And they were powder coat rather than sprayed?

mr wilks · Post by **mr wilks** » Wed Feb 14, 2018 6:19 pm

DaveD wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2018 5:59 pmNice.

And they were powder coat rather than sprayed?

Yes though his standard of powdercoat is equal to many wet paint finishes .

greg81 · Post by **greg81** » Wed Feb 14, 2018 8:18 pm

Phoenixboy wrote: ↑Mon Feb 12, 2018 11:10 pm
Phoenixboy wrote: ↑Mon Feb 12, 2018 11:02 pm
Buckley06 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 12, 2018 11:00 pmSo why are they being sold cheap do they need welding?

Nothing wrong with them at all, just fancy a change.
Ive only reduced the price, as I have some others in mind, and if I don’t do something soon, I’ll end up keeping them and spending the money on something else.
You can see how clean the car is.
I definitely wouldn’t run round on bent or buckled wheels.
If you’re interested your welcome to call me to discuss.
07896 343757
Grant

If I was OP I'd be snapping your hand off at that price. Nice to see a good set of 17s that aren't 103s for a change.

Phoenixboy · Post by **Phoenixboy** » Wed Feb 14, 2018 8:21 pm

greg81 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2018 8:18 pm
Phoenixboy wrote: ↑Mon Feb 12, 2018 11:10 pm
Phoenixboy wrote: ↑Mon Feb 12, 2018 11:02 pm

Nothing wrong with them at all, just fancy a change.
Ive only reduced the price, as I have some others in mind, and if I don’t do something soon, I’ll end up keeping them and spending the money on something else.
You can see how clean the car is.
I definitely wouldn’t run round on bent or buckled wheels.
If you’re interested your welcome to call me to discuss.
07896 343757
Grant
If I was OP I'd be snapping your hand off at that price. Nice to see a good set of 17s that aren't 103s for a change.

Thanks greg81, yes there tidy wheels with no issues.

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