wheels, refurb and colour

1. user_12490 Established Member Joined: Nov 2006 Newcastle upon tyne Posts: 1753 161.5 bhp VTS and cammed 2 tone vtr.

   #1 8th May 2007, 00:40

   im wanting to get my wheels refurb'd and wanting them coloured either gunmetal or matt black, im from north east england, anybody reccomend anybody and give me some rough prices
2. pie1989 L-plater Joined: Feb 2007 brynmawr, wales Posts: 40 silver saxo vtr mk2

   #2 8th May 2007, 09:05

   i dont know any places in the north, but im having my wheels refurb'd now and been told its £65 per wheel
3. xclairex Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Apr 2006 Sunderland United Kingdom (England) Posts: 4539 Orange VTR, 306 TD

   #3 8th May 2007, 09:08

   If the wheels arent curbed you can get them sand blasted for £5 a wheel in Sunderland and then they will be ready for paint
4. VTS_16v_Boy Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2006 Dartford Kent Posts: 5251 Pug 1007 HDi Sport (daily) / Abarth 500

   #4 8th May 2007, 10:56

   Check google and then take it from there. Yellow pages or Thompson books are another good place to start. Prices will vary.
5. Marks_saxo_vtr Regular Poster Joined: Mar 2006 Bolton, United Kingdom (England) Posts: 425 Saxo vtr mk2 - Zcars Mini R1 rally car

   #5 20th May 2007, 21:34

   try scuffedalloys.com. very good service and excellent prices. as for £65 a wheel, your getting ripped off there mate!!
6. user_12490 Established Member Joined: Nov 2006 Newcastle upon tyne Posts: 1753 161.5 bhp VTS and cammed 2 tone vtr.

   #6 21st May 2007, 00:15

   found a place, stand easy coatings in shiremoor, so within shouting distance of my house, £168 for for wheels, refurbed and coated in gunmetal, including removing and refitting tyres and re balancing. anybody else wanting to try them give me a shout and i'll post more details, address etc
7. Ste Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 Yorkshire Posts: 5415 Saxo

   #7 21st May 2007, 09:46

   I did a set myself, was fairly easy tbh, cost me £16.56 for all 4 wheels. And took a week.
8. RedB Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2007 Haywards Heath Posts: 8445

   #8 21st May 2007, 10:14

   Were yours curbed ste? what did you use to do them?
9. Ste Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 Yorkshire Posts: 5415 Saxo

   #9 21st May 2007, 10:54

   Curbed to fook.
   
   ill get some pics up later on.
   
   Halfords Project Pack of sandpaper & two cans of Steel grey paint. Had some primer & laquer in the garage so you'll need that aswell.
   
   Sanded using grade 80. Got all the roughs out, the curbing wasn't very deep, just all around the rims, so i managed to blend it right in. Also had some seriously deep gouges on the centre of the rim, fuck knows where they came from.
   
   Then a bit of primer on, then wet sand through to a fine grade until all the sanding marks are pretty much flat, then i put 2 layers of primer on, 2 layers of paint. And about 5 layers of laquer.
   
   
   Its the first time ive done anything like it, and im crap at spraying etc but they have come out really well so id advise you to do it.
10. Tim_1 Frequent Poster Joined: Apr 2007 Porthleven/Cornwall Posts: 601 corsa 1.2 Saxo VTR

    #10 21st May 2007, 11:26

    Making a wheel refurbishment guide, should be up later just waiting for a few more minutes before i apply the laquer and get some final pics