Alloy upgrade time? - Sell or Refurb and Keep?

[barrym381]

Cheers Barry

Had a quote from a good refurbisher (Metal Magic in Barnsley) and it's £240 all in including tyre refitting and balancing.  Bit more than I thought it might be but not too bad.

I was toying with graphite but I think on my black car, silver will be best 

I always found the darker you go the smaller wheels look  but this is only my opinion

[RocketRossUK]

Cheers Barry

Had a quote from a good refurbisher (Metal Magic in Barnsley) and it's £240 all in including tyre refitting and balancing.  Bit more than I thought it might be but not too bad.

I was toying with graphite but I think on my black car, silver will be best 

Try CAS coating in idle, Bradford. £20 a wheel powder coated and they always cum out looking stunning. Loads of mates have used them

[Buck]

Cheers Barry

Had a quote from a good refurbisher (Metal Magic in Barnsley) and it's £240 all in including tyre refitting and balancing.  Bit more than I thought it might be but not too bad.

I was toying with graphite but I think on my black car, silver will be best 

Try CAS coating in idle, Bradford. £20 a wheel powder coated and they always cum out looking stunning. Loads of mates have used them

Cheers Ross

Will give them a call next week

[Pld118]

Ours has 18" Monza Shadow wheels (diamond cut main face alternating with gloss black).  No kerbing, just starting to show signs of milking underneath the finish and some of the black gloss finish starting to flake off.

Only been quoted between £110 & £120 ... Per wheel.

As expected too, no guarantee with the diamond cut refurb work because they won't guarantee the durability of what's going on beneath the diamond cut finish (if deterioration has started underneath the finish once, we can't guarantee it won't return).  So to quote one honest company.  You might spend all that money and in 6 months time, it could be back   

Decisions decisions.

[barrym381]

Ours has 18" Monza Shadow wheels (diamond cut main face alternating with gloss black).  No kerbing, just starting to show signs of milking underneath the finish and some of the black gloss finish starting to flake off.

Only been quoted between £110 & £120 ... Per wheel.

As expected too, no guarantee with the diamond cut refurb work because they won't guarantee the durability of what's going on beneath the diamond cut finish (if deterioration has started underneath the finish once, we can't guarantee it won't return).  So to quote one honest company.  You might spend all that money and in 6 months time, it could be back   

Decisions decisions.

who quoted you that price if you don't mind me asking 

[Rgdogg]

I've had mine refurbished once and it has returned, going to get them powder coated in smoke chrome, all 5 for £180.

[Buck]

I've had mine refurbished once and it has returned, going to get them powder coated in smoke chrome, all 5 for £180.

Who's that with Rgdogg?

[Rgdogg]

http://www.lsn-coatings.co.uk/

[Rgdogg]

Pristine did my refurb last time at about £90 a wheel including carriage, did a good job, but all it takes is a stone chip or something similar for it start corroding again, can't be arsed with that again so just going to get them powder coated.

[Rgdogg]

Something like this
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=smoke+chrome+alloys+golf+mk5+gti&safe=strict&client=safari&hl=en-gb&prmd=isvn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiDvaqY7PrKAhWEThQKHYJKD6cQ_AUIBygB&biw=1366&bih=928#imgrc=BTFd-ZGDglxKFM%3A