Wheel Refurbishing

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 7:13 pm

Has anyone taken their GTi Alloys to a company to have them refurbed? If so who was it you trusted with them, I want to get mine done at some point but I want to make sure that I'll get a good job done and most importantly get them back!

Thanks

PhilGTi · Post by **PhilGTi** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 7:51 pm

Ill do them for Â£150...

Blackie · Post by **Blackie** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 5:30 pm

i dunno how you guys refurb them but i thought id just add that sand blasting them will weaken the structure of your wheels

dubpolo · Post by **dubpolo** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 6:27 pm

Blackie wrote:i dunno how you guys refurb them but i thought id just add that sand blasting them will weaken the structure of your wheels

are you having a laf! all sand blasting will do is remove the paint, and prepare the wheel for powder coating!

PhilGTi · Post by **PhilGTi** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 6:28 pm

I used paint stripper then some hard grafting followed by alot of polishing!

dubpolo · Post by **dubpolo** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 6:29 pm

think he means on the centres

PhilGTi · Post by **PhilGTi** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 6:34 pm

dubpolo how low is your car? Do you have any problems with speed bumps etc and which coilover kit do you have? Sorry for the questions just im considering going lower if its practical!

dubpolo · Post by **dubpolo** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 6:40 pm

-75 to -80mm. speed bumps arnt a problem as long as you go slow, you will get to reconize which bumps are B*stards! i've been running my car this low for a year now and the only damage is a few scrapes on the undertray, you have a nice bar under the cat that takes a few knocks (and chunks out of the road at the polo show!) but apart from that i wouldn't have it any other way. i want to go lower!

PhilGTi · Post by **PhilGTi** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 6:48 pm

Got any pics of it from the side?

dubpolo · Post by **dubpolo** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 6:48 pm

ill have a look for you

dubpolo · Post by **dubpolo** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 6:54 pm

ok?

neilw · Post by **neilw** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 10:36 am

What about multistory car park ramps? can you still get up those? 6 weeks until I can get some coilovers on

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 5:22 pm

That is Low

anyway does anyone know of any good companies that do this, money isn't really an issue (he says) it's be a few months down the line anyway, just want to see if you guys know of anyone decent that does them?

Cheers

moynas · Post by **moynas** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 6:25 pm

Fat wheels in kent is an awesome place there doing my schmidt at the mo!!

Diamond cut lips with anthercite centres! Â£45+vat each rim which aint bad!

bstardchild · Post by **bstardchild** » Tue Sep 27, 2005 6:29 pm

Blackie wrote:i dunno how you guys refurb them but i thought id just add that sand blasting them will weaken the structure of your wheels

I could say rubbish but I'll let the post do the talking and i guess myself and dubpolo's wheels will be falling apart some time soon

oh in the year 2100 maybe!!!

http://www.tigerstyle.co.uk/poloforum/v ... 24&start=0