Alloy wheel refurb

Ramsden15 · 04-02-2013, 10:30 PM

One of my rear wheels has a curb mark,so I am going to get them refurbished. I have done a search on here and two companies look to get good reviews, Rimfurbish and Pristine Wheels.

If anybody has had experience of either company I would be interested in how you rate them.

My understanding is non of these companies use the exact oem colour, what is the colour to ask for that is the best match? I have seen high power silver mentioned but not sure if this is what I need.

I am struggling with the practical side to getting this done. Rimfurbish do not have suitable loan wheels but I can apparently leave the car with them. The downside is they are quoting 7-10 day turn around. I have not spoken to Pristine Wheels yet.

If you've got any other recommendations, particularly in the Yorkshire area I'd be interested.

**Mark CSL** · 04-02-2013, 10:41 PM

Any good body shop will sort the wheel

The paint make and code are in the member section

http://www.cslregister.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2066

Ramsden15 · 04-02-2013, 10:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark CSL

Any good body shop will sort the wheel

The paint make and code are in the member section

http://www.cslregister.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2066

That's an option I will look into, my only reservation is I got a body shop to refurb some wheels from my old Elise, mainly because at the time there was a lot of scaremongering in the online Lotus community about the powder coating process causing wheels to crack. Unfortunately the results were crap, so I thought I would try one of the dedicated wheel refurbers this time.

Equinox · 04-02-2013, 11:13 PM

Pristine do an amazing job, they currently have some of my CSL rims doing them in satin black.

**Mark CSL** · 04-02-2013, 11:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ramsden15

That's an option I will look into, my only reservation is I got a body shop to refurb some wheels from my old Elise, mainly because at the time there was a lot of scaremongering in the online Lotus community about the powder coating process causing wheels to crack. Unfortunately the results were crap, so I thought I would try one of the dedicated wheel refurbers this time.

A friend of mine paints my rims and can blow on a scrape with out painting the full wheel

There are some good painters out there.

04-02-2013, 10:30 PM	#1
Ramsden15 S2 - Picking it up Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 57 Casino cash: $1410	Alloy wheel refurb One of my rear wheels has a curb mark,so I am going to get them refurbished. I have done a search on here and two companies look to get good reviews, Rimfurbish and Pristine Wheels. If anybody has had experience of either company I would be interested in how you rate them. My understanding is non of these companies use the exact oem colour, what is the colour to ask for that is the best match? I have seen high power silver mentioned but not sure if this is what I need. I am struggling with the practical side to getting this done. Rimfurbish do not have suitable loan wheels but I can apparently leave the car with them. The downside is they are quoting 7-10 day turn around. I have not spoken to Pristine Wheels yet. If you've got any other recommendations, particularly in the Yorkshire area I'd be interested.

04-02-2013, 10:41 PM	#2
Mark CSL CSL Register Uber-poster! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 8,777 Casino cash: $42229	Any good body shop will sort the wheel The paint make and code are in the member section http://www.cslregister.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2066 __________________ www.procarkits.co.uk

04-02-2013, 11:13 PM	#4
Equinox S5, Sport Off, DSC M-track Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 554 Casino cash: $5666	Pristine do an amazing job, they currently have some of my CSL rims doing them in satin black. __________________ '03 E46 SG CSL #084 '84 CAPRI 3.7 V6 '13 DISCOVERY 4 HSE '91 NOVA GTE '16 HONDA TRX500 QUAD