Wheel refurb and/or powder coating

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Wheel refurb and/or powder coating

Post by leaskc » Wed Jul 16, 2008 5:23 pm

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Hi All

I have a friend who has some badly scratched alloys on her car. Looking for recommendations for wheel refurbishment and/or powder coating in Glasgow, ideally the west end if possible.

Can anyone recommend?

Thanks in advance :)

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Re: Wheel refurb and/or powder coating

Post by tut » Wed Jul 16, 2008 8:06 pm

Good lord, he lives..............

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Re: Wheel refurb and/or powder coating

Post by Dominic » Thu Jul 17, 2008 8:43 am

Hello Cameron,

A lot of folk have had good experiences of Powdertec near the Kingston Bridge. They recently refurbed one of my wheels; good service, good price but not the best job; it has been suggested that they have only painted the wheel instead of powder coating it. :? ..I don't want to give them bad press till I know for sure; what I do know is that the wheel is now a different colour to the others :(

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Re: Wheel refurb and/or powder coating

Post by campbell » Thu Jul 17, 2008 8:53 am

In some cases certain types of alloy need to be painted rather than powder coated (something to do with higher baking temps for powder causing problems on certain alloy types, I'm told).

My 12-spoke Elise rims were like that. Look absolutely great though and several years usage with no probs (albeit they are my summer / track rims).

And our Golf Anniversary rims were also re-done that way.
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Re: Wheel refurb and/or powder coating

Post by Dominic » Thu Jul 17, 2008 9:03 am

campbell wrote:In some cases certain types of alloy need to be painted rather than powder coated (something to do with higher baking temps for powder causing problems on certain alloy types, I'm told).

My 12-spoke Elise rims were like that. Look absolutely great though and several years usage with no probs (albeit they are my summer / track rims).

And our Golf Anniversary rims were also re-done that way.
Ah.. makes some sence, although does not explain that when VW refurbed one of the wheels before I bought the car, they managed a perfect match..... unless they just got another wheel :?
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Re: Wheel refurb and/or powder coating

Post by campbell » Thu Jul 17, 2008 10:08 am

ah, the matching is another matter!

if I'd had only one of either set of wheels done, I know for sure they wouldn't match the others ;-)
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