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Model specific boards => Golf mk8 => Topic started by: STUART31 on 18 May 2022, 13:05
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Hi
Managed to curb one of my alloys 19" Adelaides.
Has anyone had one repaired and were you happy with the repair. Concerned it doesn't match the other wheels.
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How bad is it? There's nothing particularly unique about the finish on an Adelaide. Any decent alloy repairer should have a good match for the gloss black so it really depends on how damaged the rim is and the extent of physical repair needed prior to powdercoating, re-machining the face and lacquering.
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There's nothing particularly unique about the finish on an Adelaide. Any decent alloy repairer should have a good match for the gloss black so it really depends on how damaged the rim is and the extent of physical repair needed prior to powdercoating, re-machining the face and lacquering.
^This.
@STUART31; kerbing an alloy is never a good feeling. As @Tallpaul has said, it shouldn’t be an issue for any good, reputable alloy wheel refurb company to repair the wheel so it’s indistinguishable from the other three, assuming it’s not damaged beyond repair.
Hopefully you won’t suffer any further kerbing or other alloy wheel damage in future. If you do, bear in mind with diamond cut alloys that there’s a limit to the number of times they can be refurbished - usually no more than twice. Because re-machining the face involves cutting away a layer of alloy, any more than two refurbs and the structural integrity of the wheel can be compromised.
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Hi
Scuffed about 50mm on the rim, about 1mm deep . No damage anywhere else.