NWZ Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Some of you may have read that I attempted (badly) to respray a badly kerbed rim. All of my 18" rays were corroded in some shape or fashion. All of them had bubbling on them. So I decided to bite the bullet and get them refurbed. I had them done locally in the North West by a small company in Chester. Will post his details here if he wants. Basically, I took the car on Tuesday and it was ready to be picked up last night! They must have worked all day & night to get these done. The finish is fantastic, they are much brighter than before. I didn't know this, but my original wheels had all been refurbed, one had the lacquer layer missing (or washed away) as well. The centre caps were sprayed silver (The Nissan logo wasn't chrome finished), I didn't know this but the garage pointed this out, I have since googled the rays and have noticed this as well. So if your buying a car from a dealer watch out !!! The wheels were stripped of their tyres, dipped in something exotic for all existing paint to be removed, powder prime coated and then baked in an oven at 400degrees and then lacqured. And I don't know how they did it but the centre caps are like the originals, the Nissan Logo is now chrome finished! Tyres fitted and rebalanced. No kerb marks, corrosion or pitting to be seen anywhere - they look like new. Pics to show the great work:- £240 all in, which I think is a dad more expensive than some quote, I still make it £60 a wheel - but for the finish...worth every penny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M350ZB Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 They do look mate, one of them things though, you pay for what you get Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWZ Posted May 7, 2009 Author Share Posted May 7, 2009 Yup I'm definitely learning! One other thing as well....they really did look after them, you can tell that by the way the weights have been put on, and the minimal glue they used around the tyres. And a big plus to me - no scratches on the wheels around the nuts when they put the wheels back on - happy bunny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsoulby Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 wow, they do look good, youve really tempted me to go get mine done, mine arnt in the best condition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MITZ@CougarStore Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 They look great, well worth the money spent... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWZ Posted May 7, 2009 Author Share Posted May 7, 2009 wow, they do look good, youve really tempted me to go get mine done, mine arnt in the best condition If you can afford it mate I'd recommend it. I put off the refurb route for ages thinking the finish would be crap and money down the drain...how wrong am I. Just perfect, and in fact, they look that good it's dissuaded me to buy new wheels - it just makes the car look much better now! I think what gave me trust was the fact that the garage has just refurbed a Bentley Continental GT rim and they have 2 M3's in there having wheels refurbed. Next on the list is my front bumper.....at the same garage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xStric9x Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Looking very nice Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndWood Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 I had mine done a couple of weeks ago and it cost £65 a wheel. They look as do yours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M350ZB Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 I had mine done a couple of weeks ago and it cost £65 a wheel. They look as do yours Pics on the zed ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc350z Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 Top job ! You need to name the company.. plenty of people always ask about refurbing and it is hard to get a good job.. the people you used did a top notch job.. worth plugging them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosco600 Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 That's a pucker job. There's nothing like a mint set of wheels. Just hope they stay that way rosco600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Top job ! You need to name the company.. plenty of people always ask about refurbing and it is hard to get a good job.. the people you used did a top notch job.. worth plugging them +1 The work looks spot on in your photos - I see you are you coming to Wales - look forward to seeiing them in the flesh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWZ Posted May 11, 2009 Author Share Posted May 11, 2009 Will be in Bala for about 1 hour, all welcome to see them! Difficult weekend for me......something to do with getting married on the Saturday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Quads Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Work looks spot on. Just goes to show what a proper refurb company can do. When you think what the cost of new wheels is and if done properly then they are as good as new its good value. £60 a wheel is not too bad really. Powercoating is probably the better route as its that bit strong than just normal paint. Would be interesting to see these on the car. Think the extra shine will look good. Always liked the wheels on my old car that had a crystal finish - that bit shinier in the sun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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