Wanting to get my rims refurbished, but its tricky trying to find someone to take them on. I can get them all powder coated silver for £200, but i'll loose the chrome polish around the rim. I can only find one place willing to split them, but they won't do the polishing, so i'd have brand new looking silver spokes, but the outside lip would be just bare metal, and even then it would cost £200 per rim.

 

So its not looking good for the shiny bit. What would you guys do?

 

I'll try and find a picture so you know what i'm talking about.

Edited April 17, 201213 yr by lil Stevie

Hi Mate, try the lace in Hartlepool behind Floyd car sales... i think its ppcalloy.co.uk.. Only guy I could find in the area to take on split rims. when I went he had just re done an Aston martin and was sat outside looking fantastic... I have his name and mobile if you need it..

Hi Mate, try the lace in Hartlepool behind Floyd car sales... i think its ppcalloy.co.uk.. Only guy I could find in the area to take on split rims. when I went he had just re done an Aston martin and was sat outside looking fantastic... I have his name and mobile if you need it..

 

Just googled them, they've got a few pictures of some polished rims so they mite do the trick. i don't know why they didn't come up when i've been googling it today.

mobile would be great though thanks.

He did mine when people like romax wouldnt... I would highly recommend him.....

I split my wheels and had rims repollished for £10 per rim from a place in castleford

I put my car on the ramp in 2nd gear and polished them myself. Not brilliant as the valves were still in but with more time spent they'd have looked spot on! And could be done after painting the 2nd. Im gonna do them over the summer holidays properly and lacquer them :)

After the painting of the wheel I meant :)

Where abouts was it in cas?. could do with mine doing too.

I don't like the idea of splitting them myself, i'll end up with a load of broken studs, and i'll probably never get a decent seal again, So i'd prefer to leave it to the professionals. I'm going to give the hartlepool place a tinkle today. i'll let you know how it goes.

Well PPC in Hartlepool unfortunatly don't do pollishing. but he can split them and paint the outer a chrome colour and the inner a silver. and thats going to be £280 all in. which is superb, I got a quote more than that yesterday to just powder coat over the studs. Guna take a drive up later to let him have a look at them.

 

I've also found a place in newcastle that will polish them. i'm emailing them some pictures now.

let us know mate, I paid £170 to have the insides of mine powder coated, all put back together and tyres swapped.. he did a cracking job as well...

let him know you were recommended from the zed forum by another member.. hopefully he will keep supplying the good prices...

He's quoted me £300 to have the spokes powder coated gun metal grey and the outer lip shadow chrome. there is a bit of damage like to fill in, and they do look a ******* to split. its the best i've got so far so i've booked it in for next monday. i'm still waiting to hear back from a place in newcastle that will polish them. but some of the scratches are that bad they mite be fighting a loosing battle. I don't think i'm gonna beat that price. and i think they're gonna look nice.