Wheel Refurbishment in Hampshire?
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reservoirfrog
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Hi Val. this is a thread that comes up quite often. I have used "the wheelspecialist" they are a national group. prices from around 80 quid per wheel. proffesional outfit, there's bound to be a branch near to you.
very happy with the results. other forum members have used them. you will have to google them to check their branch locater.
Rob
very happy with the results. other forum members have used them. you will have to google them to check their branch locater.
Rob
lozcb
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Try pristine wheels Val they are up here near me in Milton keynes well Woburn but i think they run a franchise thing, uk wide , top professional firm and , no half measures , all they do is wheels , stripped, prime and powder coat or other finishes givem a call think they are a little on the dear side about £70-80 a wheel but they are the best
regards loz
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Val
A colleague has used the Fareham branch of the company below (I think it's franchised) and said he was happy with them. I have visited their premises but not used them:
http://www.thewheelspecialist.co.uk/File/fareham-details.php
Mike Roberts is in your area (just outside Fareham) and he may be able to recommend someone for Maserati wheel refurbs:
http://www.maseratished.co.uk/
Regards
PH
A colleague has used the Fareham branch of the company below (I think it's franchised) and said he was happy with them. I have visited their premises but not used them:
http://www.thewheelspecialist.co.uk/File/fareham-details.php
Mike Roberts is in your area (just outside Fareham) and he may be able to recommend someone for Maserati wheel refurbs:
http://www.maseratished.co.uk/
Regards
PH
Val
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Been chasing up quotes for this today.
The 'wheel specialist' wanted £80 a wheel PLUS £20 to swop the tyres. Thinking this to be a bit rich, I have been to visit http://www.kandnalloywheels.co.uk/index.htm who are just up the road from me. If I take in the bare wheels and pay cash, £30 per wheel for a full strip, repair any kerb marks and powdercoat in graffite grey. Two to three day turnaround.
Can't comment on the standard of their work yet, but at that price at leat I won't cry when I next kerb them!
I'll let you all know the result when I've got them done, probably next week.
Val
The 'wheel specialist' wanted £80 a wheel PLUS £20 to swop the tyres. Thinking this to be a bit rich, I have been to visit http://www.kandnalloywheels.co.uk/index.htm who are just up the road from me. If I take in the bare wheels and pay cash, £30 per wheel for a full strip, repair any kerb marks and powdercoat in graffite grey. Two to three day turnaround.
Can't comment on the standard of their work yet, but at that price at leat I won't cry when I next kerb them!
I'll let you all know the result when I've got them done, probably next week.
Val
conaero
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Val, give Nin a call at Sidlesham bodyshop (Chichester) he redid my GS wheels, all four for £180 and they are still mint a year on:
Nin (Ninian) 01243 641844
Just mention Matt /Maserati he will know who you mean.
Pop round for a cuppa. You will need to leave the car with him, Ill give you a lift back home if you want.
Nin (Ninian) 01243 641844
Just mention Matt /Maserati he will know who you mean.
Pop round for a cuppa. You will need to leave the car with him, Ill give you a lift back home if you want.
Woody
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I used these fella's for my diamond cut M3 alloys. They're great lads and when I had a problem with the wheels, they sorted them. The only sad part was after they sorted it they made a point of say "we should have given you this last time" - it was a bit of paper saying if the wheels blmish in the next 6 months, we'll refurb at 1/2 price. Having paid £480 for all 4, I was stunned. As it goes, I sold the car not long after so I dont know if the second attempt was better. They did also tell me that powdercoat was more durable than the diamond cut.
In short, expensive but supposed to be very good for powdercoating.
No wheel refurbishers like diamond cut alloys as somehow they come out of the factory with a lacquer coating which is really weak and lifts after a short time. Water gets under the lacquer and starts to corrode the alloy underneath. When diamond cut wheels are refurbished they do not apply the lacquer (can't remember the reason) and so bare alloy is exposed which will also corrode over time as it is subjected to water, road salt etc. The only way to keep on top of this is to regularly (i.e. weekly) polish the alloy with a metal polish like Autosol. My E30 convertible has aftermarket cross-spoke alloys with a diamond cut, polished alloy rim - fortunately the cross spoke centres are gloss black. They're a real pain to keep clean just the rims, so a detailed design across the whole M3 wheel must be almost impossible!
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Guys, being a bit thick here, can anyone tell me what Diamond Cut alloys are, I am assuming that they are a milled alloy wheel, which is then only lacquered? Sort of what Maserati call Ball Polished?
MAF, polish your wheels weekly!!!!!!! Lifes too short!
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You are correct, that is exactly what they are, I once used an alloy wheel cleaner on a set of TVR diamond cut alloys and then had to get the wheel refurbed as it took the laquer off! Indeed life is too short for wheel cleaning every week!
Given the choice what would you do.....polish your alloys or be dragged indoors to perform some sort of household duties (of the cleaning kind for those of you with minds in the sewer!)...? Anyway, it's only the rims so takes 5 minutes!
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**** it, forgot about that...clean away, the diamond cut wheels need it at least once a week, thats what I have always said!!!!