My alloys, what to do....

[J@mes]

Have you tried lab tab?
http://www.lap-tab.co.uk/alloywheels.php

no!
thanks scott they look good!

il give them a buzz 2mo!

its a shame they are 320miles round trip from me! (3 hour drive each way!)



edit: on their website wen u enter details in for a Quotation Request... under colour required u can only select "polished - (flat face only)"

i bet this is diamond cut!

 

[J@mes]

http://www.fatwheels.net

they dimond cut keir's rims


so i doubt they do polishing! il call them 2mo tho!

oh and as much as i LOVE PINK i think il pass on that idea stu!

 

[J@mes]

i had the high powered silver on mine with metal flake laquer looked ace i loved it but the polished look would also look sweet as m8

polished/mirrachrome all the way!

if not high powered silver with metal flake laquer like u say!

 

[F2 Stu]

they dimond cut keir's rims


so i doubt they do polishing! il call them 2mo tho!

oh and as much as i LOVE PINK i think il pass on that idea stu!

I was thinking of pink for my car James.

 

[J@mes]

yea yea!

 

[F2 Stu]

You've seen Pinkneys BTTC Integra, its a good combo.

You think I'm joking dont you!

 

[J@mes]

not anymore! lol

 

[tris]

http://www.fatwheels.net

This lot used to be based in Sheerness, did a good job of my MO's when I had them done in black.

They also at the time did that dark chrome you see on them old Ford alloys

i think eddie has sold up so not sure what the new people are like

 

[tris]

why dont you have them done then if they f**k up try and get them to re do them half price ??
there is no harm in asking?

 

[Scotty_b]

Spoke to Lap tab last nite at 11.30! (24hr phone service)
Seem to know what there doing, they give a good guarantee and they can do it all in day (7am start and 5 finish tho)

Just to give you a rough idea they have quoted £80+vat to take the wheels off the car, take tyres off, refit tyres, balance the wheels and refit to the car. Which isn’t too bad really. On top of that is the cost of your powder coat.

But at the mo they are doing 15% discount!
Mines going in the end of june!

 

[jenk]

Are you sure they cant be polished

try these
http://www.pureklas.co.uk/polishing.htm

 

[Scotty_b]

I think what J@mes is saying is yes they can be polished but the results arnt that great on modern alloys

 

[honeyman]

When mine were done the guy from the garage was telling how badly pitted they were, I must admit I was tempted to see if they could diamond cut just the front faces, but i'm happy as they are really.

 

[J@mes]

why dont you have them done then if they f**k up try and get them to re do them half price ??
there is no harm in asking?

the paint is 180 + VAT + import charges... so the paint is very expensive! so £400 isnt a bad price for referbing 4 wheels, removing the tyres, refitting the tyres and ballancing them! plus the price of lacquer etc.


and also i dont want the hassel of having to get them referbed twice!

 

[J@mes]

Spoke to Lap tab last nite at 11.30! (24hr phone service)
Seem to know what there doing, they give a good guarantee and they can do it all in day (7am start and 5 finish tho)

Just to give you a rough idea they have quoted £80+vat to take the wheels off the car, take tyres off, refit tyres, balance the wheels and refit to the car. Which isn’t too bad really. On top of that is the cost of your powder coat.

But at the mo they are doing 15% discount!
Mines going in the end of june!

not that cheap £68 +Vat is still a fair bit plus how much is the colour/powder coat gonna cost scott?

 

[J@mes]

Are you sure they cant be polished

try these
http://www.pureklas.co.uk/polishing.htm

cheers il try callin them!

i wonder were they are based... doesnt say on web site!

I think what J@mes is saying is yes they can be polished but the results arnt that great on modern alloys

yea thats wat lots of companies have told me! plus u cant have them lacquered as theres no key for it to stick to! and would need constant cleaning.... and on their website it says... "The finish is not lacquered as this reduces the shine, and the laquer has no surface to adhere to, however, this type of finish is simple to maintain, by using the correct products...We offer a full and friendly after care advice service, showing you which products to use and how to use them to maintain the high polished attractive finish.

 

[J@mes]

When mine were done the guy from the garage was telling how badly pitted they were, I must admit I was tempted to see if they could diamond cut just the front faces, but i'm happy as they are really.

yea black suits onvi and red LCRs imo.

if i had an onvi or red LCR i would go for black powder coat with a silver metalic flake to it!

 

[ibiza_95]

why not let them do the wheels in this chrome spray stuff, but then if it goes wrong see if you can get a guarantee that theyll say powder coat them for half the price or something within the year.

just an idea but if a company is going to try this spray then theyll have to test it properly soon.

 

[jenk]

Iv seen a few examples of purklas's work on another forum and they real good.
Cant see why they wouldnt be able to do your wheels, 5 spoke tt wheels are modern and they come up real nice. Drop them an e-mail.
Ill definatly be considering them.

 

[Scotty_b]

James all in mines £350 which isnt bad for a two stage powder coat. They have to be be done twice in two differnt colours to get the effect i want