Some of you may have read that I attempted (badly) to respray a badly kerbed rim. All of my 18" rays were corroded in some shape or fashion. All of them had bubbling on them. So I decided to bite the bullet and get them refurbed. I had them done locally in the North West by a small company in Chester. Will post his details here if he wants. Basically, I took the car on Tuesday and it was ready to be picked up last night! They must have worked all day & night to get these done.
The finish is fantastic, they are much brighter than before. I didn't know this, but my original wheels had all been refurbed, one had the lacquer layer missing (or washed away) as well. The centre caps were sprayed silver (The Nissan logo wasn't chrome finished), I didn't know this but the garage pointed this out, I have since googled the rays and have noticed this as well. So if your buying a car from a dealer watch out !!!
The wheels were stripped of their tyres, dipped in something exotic for all existing paint to be removed, powder prime coated and then baked in an oven at 400degrees and then lacqured. And I don't know how they did it but the centre caps are like the originals, the Nissan Logo is now chrome finished! Tyres fitted and rebalanced. No kerb marks, corrosion or pitting to be seen anywhere - they look like new. Pics to show the great work:-
£240 all in, which I think is a dad more expensive than some quote, I still make it £60 a wheel - but for the finish...worth every penny