Alloy refurbishment mk7 GTI

[Adam T7]

Where did you get those powder coated?

[SRGTD]

@Toeman; are they the ‘after’ pictures of your powder coated alloys? If so, then it looks like they’ve been two tone powder coated to replicate the original diamond cut finish.

Not all alloy wheel refurbishers will do a two tone powder coat finish - I dare say it’s time consuming to produce as it would require precision masking up of the wheels prior to applying the second colour. IMHO two tone powder coating does give the best of both worlds though; OEM diamond cut look but with the superior durability of powder coating. There’s another forum member who got the diamond cut Austin alloys on their GTI refurbished in two tone powder coat a few years ago and they also looked very good.

Certainly worth considering if anyone’s OEM diamond cut alloys are looking past their best and they’re planning on keeping their car longer term.

[Adam T7]

I really want to keep my GTI looking totally 100% factory finish, but Diamond cut really don’t help (been re-cut x1) so come spring time I’m definitely looking at two tone powder coating on my Parker’s.

[Toeman]

Yes two tone powder coated finish     had them dome  before the spring   well pleased with them still  done in autowork  lurgan    I had wanted to keep them as original look as possible   

[Adam T7]

Sadly need somewhere a bit more local to Manchester☹️

[SRGTD]

These are the two tone powder coated Austin alloys (forum member is @GolfTi) I referred to in my previous post (reply #11) in this discussion topic.

https://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=286595.0

Forum member @GolfTi used a company called Rolling Rims in Essex, so probably still too far from Manchester for you @Adam T7. The website does state they offer a collection and delivery service, although I dare say that service is limited to collection and delivery within a specific distance from their premises. Link to Rolling Rims website below;

https://rolling-rims.co.uk/

[Adam T7]

Cheers SRGTD, something for me to do a bit of local research on over the winter👍

[MattNasc]

Looking to get all my standard 18 Austin alloys refurbished as they have been curbed one too many times. What is my best way of going about this and is it and how much should it cost?

I had the same issue and was thinking of getting them refubed. I was quoted 500€ here in Dublin and was told that the wheels would look slightly different due to the material removal. Since I'm working in a workshop and have acess to all sorts of tools I decided to bit the bullet and try to repair it myself. (never done it before) After a few DIY videos and a lot of work, they came out better than I expected. I'm into detailing so I've done a few sanding jobs before so not completely inexperienced on that.
I've sanded them all from 180 up to 5000 and lacquered after that.
Firts time posting so I'll try to upload a few images of the process.

[MattNasc]

Here's the link of the images. Not sure if it'll work.
Just took some pictures of the stages I went through.

https://imgur.com/a/igZZuun

[SRGTD]

Looking to get all my standard 18 Austin alloys refurbished as they have been curbed one too many times. What is my best way of going about this and is it and how much should it cost?

I had the same issue and was thinking of getting them refubed. I was quoted 500€ here in Dublin and was told that the wheels would look slightly different due to the material removal. Since I'm working in a workshop and have acess to all sorts of tools I decided to bit the bullet and try to repair it myself. (never done it before) After a few DIY videos and a lot of work, they came out better than I expected. I'm into detailing so I've done a few sanding jobs before so not completely inexperienced on that.
I've sanded them all from 180 up to 5000 and lacquered after that.
Firts time posting so I'll try to upload a few images of the process.

@MattNasc; They look great in the ‘after’ pictures. A job very well done!