Carrick Alloy restoration in Prestwick any good
07 January 2015, 08:06 AM
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Used them a couple of times in the past.
A set for a Mazda 3 sport in sliver. The silver they used was more of a grey / silver.
A set for a Mazda 2 sport in anthracite.
All in all they done a good job. Can't really fault them personally. One thing that i wasn't impressed with was the fact they don't do the centre caps. I know you can't powder coat plastic, but it would be good business to provide the full service !
I ended up using Ford graphite grey spray can from Halfords to complete the job.
Turnaround time could be a problem with them. You would need to ask how quickly they can turn them.
I also used Killie Powdercoating for the wheels on my old Civic Type R. They say they can do any colour. Good thing about them was dropping the car off in the morning and picking up again at the end of the day.
Carrick was arguably a better job, but they had them for days. I would still use Killie again as they did do my centre caps and i'm being very picky when i say Carrick was a better finish.
My Mazda 3 MPS is due to be done in spring. I'll be going to Killie as long as they can turn them in a shift.
Cheers
A set for a Mazda 3 sport in sliver. The silver they used was more of a grey / silver.
A set for a Mazda 2 sport in anthracite.
All in all they done a good job. Can't really fault them personally. One thing that i wasn't impressed with was the fact they don't do the centre caps. I know you can't powder coat plastic, but it would be good business to provide the full service !
I ended up using Ford graphite grey spray can from Halfords to complete the job.
Turnaround time could be a problem with them. You would need to ask how quickly they can turn them.
I also used Killie Powdercoating for the wheels on my old Civic Type R. They say they can do any colour. Good thing about them was dropping the car off in the morning and picking up again at the end of the day.
Carrick was arguably a better job, but they had them for days. I would still use Killie again as they did do my centre caps and i'm being very picky when i say Carrick was a better finish.
My Mazda 3 MPS is due to be done in spring. I'll be going to Killie as long as they can turn them in a shift.
Cheers
20 January 2015, 02:20 PM
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Zuber did you go ahead with any of these 2 places? I'm in Ayrshire myself and looking to get mine powder coated in the next few months. If you did any recommendations?
20 January 2015, 02:33 PM
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Hi, no Carrick were very rude over an email to me so no way they were getting my business! Ended up using a mobile company I-Wheelz, he only does the fronts of the alloys but at £40 a pop and he didn't do too bad a job and the wheels look great. They were badly scratched and some light curbing, painted the hubcaps to match too so I'm happy! He took just over 4 hours to complete and these are painted not powder coated
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Just ignored what I was wanting them to do and they gave me the wrong pricing then they said they don't pick up wheels but they do pick them up going by there website. ********
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