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nathanb 05 September 2007 02:36 PM

Photo Diary Of My Alloy Refurb. (56K WARNING!!)
 
I just wanted to post some pics of the work I have recently had done on my wheels. They are 18 inch anthracite Prodrives (not sure of name). They were in an absolutely terrible condition with huge chunks missing, loads of stone chips and generally they were really faded!

I heard of a guy local to me, The Wheel Restorer in Wrexham so I checked out his work and decided to go for it. I have to say, I was amazed with the results!! They obviously look brand new and I cannot believe the difference in colour and how much they had actually faded. I cannot recommend his work highly enough and would certainly advise anyone in the North West or North Wales area to pay him a visit if you're thinking of a refurb.

I payed £255 all in which was very reasonable I thought considering there very poor condition.

All photo's were taken by the man who refurbed. They are clicky too if you want a better look!

Take a look at the pics and watch the transformation...:luxhello:

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Andy Porter 05 September 2007 02:52 PM

Didnt they take take the tyres off ? Results look good

nathanb 05 September 2007 02:57 PM

I didn't even think of that! He mustn't of done.

T4molie 05 September 2007 03:48 PM

How do they rebuild the chunks that have been taken out????

He's done what looks like a cracking job :thumb:

Gav 05 September 2007 03:52 PM

Looks like they just let the air out of them:thumb:

Great job:)

nathanb 05 September 2007 04:01 PM


Originally Posted by T4molie (Post 7230899)
How do they rebuild the chunks that have been taken out????

He's done what looks like a cracking job :thumb:


The majority of the defects were simply sanded out to a smooth finish. i'm not sure how he filling the missing chunks.

Cheers for the comments guys, I'm very pleased!

chocolate_o_brian 05 September 2007 04:09 PM

good results, but for £255 he didnt even take the bloody tyres off:wonder:

think mine were around £200 all in at "metal majic" in barnsley, and they take the tyres off and rebalance the wheels afterwards.

Smudga 05 September 2007 04:29 PM

Same as wicked wheels... they just release the tyres from the rims, saves a rebalance so they say?.....anyways looks a good job great improvement:thumb:

shaun222 05 September 2007 04:57 PM

almost as nice as mine nathan

shaun222 05 September 2007 05:05 PM

get some new oz wheel stickers nath they look alot better

andysubaru3089 05 September 2007 05:07 PM

How the hell did you get them in that state in the 1st place. also i would consider getting your scob lowered so the wheels fit nicely into the archs

chocolate_o_brian 05 September 2007 05:07 PM

aye, like the link i sent you nath. finish the wheels off completlely. white on anthracite, looks sooooo good

chocolate_o_brian 05 September 2007 05:08 PM


Originally Posted by andysubaru3089 (Post 7231102)
How the hell did you get them in that state in the 1st place. also i would consider getting your scob lowered so the wheels fit nicely into the archs


dont hold back fella.:wonder:

[Davey] 05 September 2007 05:21 PM

Thats a pretty good trick they are doing there, they are de-beading the tyres and masking them off while still on the rim so they can still get good coverage around the lip :) Interesting! :D

SC008Y_MAD 05 September 2007 06:04 PM

Thats a great job. I really like those alloys in that colour. My dad has the same alloy in gold.

nathanb 05 September 2007 06:57 PM


Originally Posted by andysubaru3089 (Post 7231102)
How the hell did you get them in that state in the 1st place. also i would consider getting your scob lowered so the wheels fit nicely into the archs

Winter driving mate, got caught on a roundabout in snow!! I wont be lowering it neither, firstly, cant afford it and secondly there's not much point I'm selling soon!

nathanb 05 September 2007 07:00 PM

Cheers for the good comments guys, I'll look for some OZ stickers after me hols!!

SC008Y_MAD 05 September 2007 07:39 PM

I think 'Chocolate o' Brian' found a company that did them :wonder:

chocolate_o_brian 05 September 2007 07:47 PM


Originally Posted by SC008Y_MAD (Post 7231452)
I think 'Chocolate o' Brian' found a company that did them :wonder:


please please darren, were all friends in here. no need to call me chocolate_o_brian on scoobynet, despite my huge international presence...

sir, mr hart, even andy will do

theres a good boy:thumb: :lol1:

stiggy 05 September 2007 07:47 PM

had my stickers copied at a sign writing shop all though still havent got round to getting me wheels done yet. nice job on your wheels mate,same as mine but in gold .can't remember how much they cost but give me a pm if you struggle getting some done as they should still have the template on file. stiggy

Rubberscooby 05 September 2007 08:18 PM


Originally Posted by nathanb (Post 7231341)
Winter driving mate, got caught on a roundabout in snow!! I wont be lowering it neither, firstly, cant afford it and secondly there's not much point I'm selling soon!

I would of blamed the wife :lol1:

nathanb 05 September 2007 08:34 PM


Originally Posted by stiggy (Post 7231464)
had my stickers copied at a sign writing shop all though still havent got round to getting me wheels done yet. nice job on your wheels mate,same as mine but in gold .can't remember how much they cost but give me a pm if you struggle getting some done as they should still have the template on file. stiggy

OK cheers mate

barry wemyss 05 September 2007 08:39 PM

i paid £160 for mine total refureb and tyres of and balanced and change of colour for my 17s that are on my escort

ps looks good mate

barry wemyss 05 September 2007 08:40 PM


Originally Posted by barry wemyss (Post 7231646)
i paid £160 for mine total refureb and tyres of and balanced and change of colour for my 17s that are on my escort

ps looks good mate


ps looks good tho

ksa74f 05 September 2007 09:15 PM

Look brilliant m8,how long did it take them to do ?

andysubaru3089 05 September 2007 09:51 PM

fair enuff. made a good job though.well done

bob r 05 September 2007 10:11 PM

I have to agree they do look good.

I am having mine done on Monday and I am aprehensive as mine are in a worse state than yours.............The wifes fault;)

The company use the same method, keeping the tyre on in order that they do not have to be rebalanced.

shaun222 05 September 2007 10:32 PM

nathan you can get the stickers off p1woc,i paid £12 withpostage for the 8

jjones 05 September 2007 11:53 PM

guess keeping the tyre on is not to do with rebalance, more like it would be very likely to damage the still soft paint when refitting the tyres.

joey_turbo 06 September 2007 12:20 AM

They look better, but TBH they would if you'd done them yourself. I'm pretty sure the places people use near me remove the tyres, because they actually powder coat rather than paint. Thats for 50 quid a wheel. So compared to that it doesn't sound so cheap. But if your happy, thats all that matters. Get the stickers back on though :thumb:


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