ostego Posted February 13, 2014 Posted February 13, 2014 Hi, Need to have my wheel re-sprayed after brake fluid damage. The orange outside rim is fine, but it is just the inside, and the spokes (the green parts) that would need sanding/re-spraying Out of the 2 bodyshops i visited, one said it would be too difficult to match and they'd need to do all of them at a cost of £300. The other said they could do the wheel to the best of their ability but couldnt guarantee 100% accuracy, because of the unusual colour and me not knowing the colour code (from what i was told the previous owner initially intended them to be black, but the guy spraying them mixed the colours a bit wrong which caused them to come out with a green tint (and the green really shows in the light), so don't think it is a "stock" colour. Can anyone recommend a place or forum user that may be able to sort this out? Picture of wheel : Quote
370Ad Posted February 13, 2014 Posted February 13, 2014 (edited) BJV are pretty decent - http://www.wheelrefu....uk/contact.htm They will also collect your wheels if you are in a 30-40 mile area. Edited February 13, 2014 by 350Ad Quote
ostego Posted February 13, 2014 Author Posted February 13, 2014 (edited) £300 isn't a bad price to be fair. Yeah, i know it is a good price for all 4... but i only need the paint work done on part of one wheel, as the other wheels are fine, and i love the paint work on them! Just would rather find a really good sprayer, who can match the colour of the other wheels correctly! Edited February 13, 2014 by ostego Quote
Paddy78 Posted February 13, 2014 Posted February 13, 2014 Try your local The Wheel Specialist http://www.thewheelspecialist.co.uk/locations/ They did an excellent job on my wheels. Call them and see if they can do what you want. Quote
Grundy Posted February 13, 2014 Posted February 13, 2014 Try your local The Wheel Specialist http://www.thewheels...o.uk/locations/ They did an excellent job on my wheels. Call them and see if they can do what you want. These are literally a few doors away from me in fareham, They do an awesome job, however you will be talking a lot more money than £300 for the set. Be more like £300 a wheel But you pay for what you get. Quote
Paddy78 Posted February 13, 2014 Posted February 13, 2014 Try your local The Wheel Specialist http://www.thewheels...o.uk/locations/ They did an excellent job on my wheels. Call them and see if they can do what you want. These are literally a few doors away from me in fareham, They do an awesome job, however you will be talking a lot more money than £300 for the set. Be more like £300 a wheel But you pay for what you get. I got a 4 wheel refurb for less than £300 from the Leeds branch. Quote
Grundy Posted February 13, 2014 Posted February 13, 2014 I guess it depends on which wheel you have I suppose. Some require more work and time done to them. Quote
ostego Posted February 13, 2014 Author Posted February 13, 2014 Try your local The Wheel Specialist http://www.thewheels...o.uk/locations/ They did an excellent job on my wheels. Call them and see if they can do what you want. Hmmm, local is a stretch for me looking at that map! Am heading down to the zed shed in a couple of weeks though so maybe i can pop into their bournemouth branch and ask around! Quote
Meeerrrk Posted February 13, 2014 Posted February 13, 2014 Where are you? To be honest they are absolutely right with colour match, you won't get it to match. At least get the two on the same side painted. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
ostego Posted February 13, 2014 Author Posted February 13, 2014 Where are you? To be honest they are absolutely right with colour match, you won't get it to match. At least get the two on the same side painted. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I'm in Newbury, and have been thinking it may be best to get 2 of one side done... but the green really is quite a dark shade so I'd imagine a slight difference wouldnt be noticable at all Quote
mattross1313 Posted February 13, 2014 Posted February 13, 2014 (edited) As you are in the area, pop to the Wheel Specialist in Ferndown - about a 1-2 minute drive from the Zed Shed. I have used these guys for my wheels, my misses wheels, and a custom project as we speak. As for Pete, top bloke! Tell him I sent you Edited February 13, 2014 by mattross1313 Quote
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