Screamer Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 They look great, Andy! Were they powder coated in the end, or repaired in some other way only where the damage occurred? I believe that in an ideal world, you'd go for a complete powder coated refurb, but due to the process, it's so much more difficult to get a match against the original colour (so you end up having the front and back alloys on the same side of the car done at once). Just in case it helps anyone in the North West, I recently picked up the smallest of damage on my passenger-side front (about 1.5cm long and so shallow, you could barely feel the missing paint) - Car Cosmetics at the Cheshire Oaks Porsche garage (the CC guys have their own building behind the dealership in the middle of the car park) sorted it for £40+vat and it's completely invisible to me. Was great to finally meet you at the weekend, by the way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ioneabee Posted May 22, 2013 Author Share Posted May 22, 2013 Hi Mike good to catch up with you too ( as opposed to passing when i was leaving and you were arriving ) they were repaired and re-painted - just the two fronts, but he wouldn't say how he managed to match the colour - trade secret said he you're right about the powder coating - impossible to get a match - all 4 would have to be done - price i had was in the 400-500 mark (i think) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screamer Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 That sounds about right - I was quoted £200 for the front and rear passenger side on mine by The Wheel Specialist Chester. Even though it's impossible to ever see a wheel on the left of a car at the same time as one on the right, knowing that one sides' wheels were a slightly different shade to the other would probably do my head in! Anyways, looks like you got a great job done there! I love the colour of our wheels - it's pretty rare to see darkened alloys that have such a fantastic metallic effect to them instead of just being flat black/grey. And it's even better now knowing that they can be well restored when the worst happens! good to catch up with you too ( as opposed to passing when i was leaving and you were arriving ) :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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