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Offline Black9

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Alloy wheel repair
« on: April 23, 2016, 04:19:32 pm »
Managed to curb the alloy on the front of my C63 :fighting:

Been quoted £150 to have all 4 powder coated.

Is there any good DIY wheel repair kits I could use myself?

Other 3 wheels are fine so want to avoid powder coating if possible..

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Re: Alloy wheel repair
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2016, 04:57:21 pm »
Any refurbisher worth their salt should be able to repair the alloy and match the finish.

If you fancy DIY, fair enough, but I'm sure there's an easier way.
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Re: Alloy wheel repair
« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2016, 07:34:46 am »
My local charged me 60 quid to sort mine after the other half bashed a kerb. Poor wheel looked a mess but it came back looking identical to the others. Was so happy that they've just refurbed my new wheels which were heavily kerbed, scratched and had some corrosion.

£150 to have the others powdercoated seems rather cheap to me. I'd worry about how much (little) prep work there would be
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Re: Alloy wheel repair
« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2016, 12:55:39 pm »
I'll go up this week to see if they can match the colour.

They refurbed 2 or 3 sets of wheels for me in that past and I was happy with the finish.
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Re: Alloy wheel repair
« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2016, 08:46:33 pm »
I've had mine done when my nephew or his wife used my car when it was in storage three x alloys curbed and the guy only painted the outside of the wheels which pissed me off but 40 per side so I can't complain too much although he should have told me they only painted the outer and I would have said NO bloody NO   :signLOL:
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