Alloy wheel polishers/restorers

[trevnhil]

Ask Costas, he will know

[PaphosAL]

According to Ian (Cheshire Lad) post on PL last October, Costa pointed him to the paint shop next door to Simon Emery's service centre by the time out kiosk.

And he was well happy with the quote (about €50 a corner). I see this operation carried out regularly on "Wheeler Dealers" (Discovery). It's quite labour intensive... Tyre off, wheel cleaned in an acid bath or bead blaster, wheel polished to remove scuffs and kerb damage, then electrolitically powder coated with primer and top coat (gun metal grey merging into black being popular).

Then a final coat of laquer, tyre back on, and dynamic balance. Typically, £60 a corner in UK. But the wheel comes out looking much better than it did when it left the factory! And YOU will be much more careful with kerbs in the future, LOL!

AL

[Rita Sherry]

Thanks Al, I must have missed Cheshire Lad's post. Wheels treated in this way are, as you say, restored to new condition.

Just for the record Al, men don't 'kerb' alloys

Oh yes they do but I as a mere female dont so there

[Maggie B]

I bit my tongue Lloyd.

MB

[trevnhil]

It was probably the bump when you kerbed the wheel Maggie .... ha ha ha

[Maggie B]

Impudent pair!

MB

[Rita Sherry]

I did wonder whether any of our esteemed lady members would bite

Lloyd

So now you know - just watch out

Rita

[PaphosAL]

Just a thought, Lloyd, but why not try asking Simon at Deals on Wheels? In his trade, I would have thought this would be the type of service he would use fairly often.

Might only be available in Limmasol or Nicosia, though...

AL