MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: lady_gti on April 24, 2014, 11:09:11 pm

Title: help with alloy refurb.
Post by: lady_gti on April 24, 2014, 11:09:11 pm

Looking for some advice on my alloys. The previous owner has sprayed them silver and I'm looking at bringing them back to their OEM glory, they are looking a bit like over sized 17".  I'm not sure on the alloy history and what they look like under the paint I no white worm is always the problem with these. Has anyone attempted black inner scallops with a high shine silver on the face?
Thanks

Title: Re: help with alloy refurb.
Post by: Human Joist on April 24, 2014, 11:29:16 pm

You could just get them shot blasted and then powder coated. My local place charged £50 per wheel and then their like new

Title: Re: help with alloy refurb.
Post by: lady_gti on April 25, 2014, 12:01:13 am

Quote from: Human Joist on April 24, 2014, 11:29:16 pm

You could just get them shot blasted and then powder coated. My local place charged £50 per wheel and then their like new

Thanks for the advice I have checked out some pics and think it's going to be the way to go  :happy2:

Title: Re: help with alloy refurb.
Post by: Human Joist on April 25, 2014, 08:13:41 am

This was the finish I had on my other car
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fq690%2FHumanjoist%2Fimage_zpsfd1c6df4.jpg&hash=5b34d9579b7bcbeed80738e67fc71d85f0bacebb)
Not really helpful but you get the idea and another excuse to put a photo up of my garaged toy

Title: Re: help with alloy refurb.
Post by: lady_gti on April 25, 2014, 09:49:58 am

Haha I no any excuse  :smiley: nice clean r32 and the alloys look really fresh. I now have to find a good place to have mine done :wink: don't want bad alloys through the summer.

Title: Re: help with alloy refurb.
Post by: Human Joist on April 25, 2014, 02:00:12 pm

I am in Redditch and I us a place in bromsgrove. Not sure if your close

Title: Re: help with alloy refurb.
Post by: Paultc90 on April 25, 2014, 02:16:01 pm

I'm guessing you have 18s? My wheels where in a bad state when I got them from kerbing and white worm. Was looking to get them back to original, but getting them diamond cut was going to be a fortune. Think it was close to £500. I would have paid this but might have happened again. I went for getting them powder coated in anthracite which came up really well on my black gti. Cost me £180 for all four corners

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Post by: Shoy1980 on April 25, 2014, 03:30:57 pm

^^^Are they Monza's? Any Pics? Where from?