Alloy wheel refurbishment Kent

Alloy wheel refurbishment Kent

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Bluetec350

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126 posts

46 months

Monday 22nd March 2021
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A mate is selling an SLK which has minor grazing to the wheels. Not diamond cut, just silver painted.
He is at Maidstone, I know that Lepsons are excellent but as this is a car for resale is there anywhere good but cheaper

sjg

7,532 posts

272 months

Monday 22nd March 2021
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The spinner of plates

17,955 posts

207 months

Monday 22nd March 2021
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https://spitandpolish.co.uk/

Based in Tonbridge. Good but not cheap either.

If you want cheap and cheerful to pass the 6ft test, then DIY with some wet & dry and spray paint.

lufbramatt

5,431 posts

141 months

Monday 22nd March 2021
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Rimtech in Meopham are really good, very genuine, they found one of my wheels had been badly welded in the past and let me know when they found it rather than just cracked on and charged me for the work. have also used Inspraytion in Rochester and they did a good job.

vikingaero

11,227 posts

176 months

Tuesday 23rd March 2021
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Lepsons are another world with their pricing. And for that cost I've had a few wheels back with glaring inclusions and been asked: "We can do them again..." That left me wondering if it was worth using them. For the prices they charge I want perfect.

I've been using McNealy Brown that another PH recommended: http://www.powdercoating.express/ They are in Sittingbourne. Cost last time I used then was £50 including refitting and balancing the wheel and the finish was better than Lepsons. I think I'm on the 8th wheel redone by them. For £50 the finish is excellent.

Brew

433 posts

254 months

Wednesday 24th March 2021
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Can definitely recommend these guys - https://fusionwheels.tech/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-Negi...

CAPP0

19,913 posts

210 months

Wednesday 24th March 2021
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I have used one of the mobile services who come to your house in a van (in Kent). I can't find the details for him just now, it's been a long time, but this guy did a decent job and wasn't too pricey. Definitely more than good enough for a resale job, he was able to do my Monaro wheels onsite which were shadow chrome. I'll try and find his details, his name is Eddie (although I realise that's not much use on it's own!). I've recommended him on here before - if only we had a useable search function!

Polyp

36 posts

83 months

Thursday 25th March 2021
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I used Fushion Wheels to refurb a wheel on my GTS and they did a great job

Oldred_V8S

3,727 posts

245 months

Wednesday 5th May 2021
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sjg said:
Hmm, I'd go elsewhere.

kayc

4,492 posts

228 months

Monday 10th May 2021
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Diamond Styling Sevenoaks....way better than the others mentioned ..ive used most of them

gtidriver

3,461 posts

194 months

Monday 10th May 2021
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Body and Wheels in Westgate are who I use. Good prices and great quality, I had wheels repainted and were still great when I sold the car 3 yrs later. (apart form a few little curb kisses from me)

mattwhite709

328 posts

106 months

Wednesday 16th February 2022
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vikingaero said:
Lepsons are another world with their pricing. And for that cost I've had a few wheels back with glaring inclusions and been asked: "We can do them again..." That left me wondering if it was worth using them. For the prices they charge I want perfect.

I've been using McNealy Brown that another PH recommended: http://www.powdercoating.express/ They are in Sittingbourne. Cost last time I used then was £50 including refitting and balancing the wheel and the finish was better than Lepsons. I think I'm on the 8th wheel redone by them. For £50 the finish is excellent.
After seeing several recommendations for McNealy Brown I gave them a go. My alloys were in desperate need of a refurb. I went for a different colour and I'm so happy with the outcome 😍




Westy Pre-Lit

5,087 posts

210 months

Monday 7th March 2022
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After a break of a few years, this is the new venture by the previous owner ( Tony Lepponwell ) of one of the biggest and well now names.

Highly recommended

https://wheelclass.co.uk

Edited by Westy Pre-Lit on Monday 7th March 07:46

Fleckers

2,870 posts

208 months

Sunday 13th March 2022
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mattwhite709 said:
vikingaero said:
Lepsons are another world with their pricing. And for that cost I've had a few wheels back with glaring inclusions and been asked: "We can do them again..." That left me wondering if it was worth using them. For the prices they charge I want perfect.

I've been using McNealy Brown that another PH recommended: http://www.powdercoating.express/ They are in Sittingbourne. Cost last time I used then was £50 including refitting and balancing the wheel and the finish was better than Lepsons. I think I'm on the 8th wheel redone by them. For £50 the finish is excellent.
After seeing several recommendations for McNealy Brown I gave them a go. My alloys were in desperate need of a refurb. I went for a different colour and I'm so happy with the outcome ??



. Nice colour what is it ?


v6gtv

11 posts

138 months

Thursday 21st April 2022
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Again mcnealy brown £250 24 HR turnaround.

Kananga

1,113 posts

163 months

Monday 7th August 2023
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Sorry to resurrect the thread but I am based in Surrey and was going to use Lepsons, but remembered I had a bad experience with some CSL wheels a few years back.

Will contact McNealy but wondered if anyone had a recommendation in Surrey also ? Will post in the Surrey section but just thought I would mention here as I’m about to try McNealy.

Ben Lowden

6,523 posts

184 months

PH Marketing Bloke

Monday 7th August 2023
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Kananga said:
Sorry to resurrect the thread but I am based in Surrey and was going to use Lepsons, but remembered I had a bad experience with some CSL wheels a few years back.

Will contact McNealy but wondered if anyone had a recommendation in Surrey also ? Will post in the Surrey section but just thought I would mention here as I’m about to try McNealy.
After a few months of wear on my wheels done by McNealy, I had another set of wheels on another car done by Fusion Wheels https://fusionwheels.tech/

Fusion were recommended by the paint shop I use and moving forward, I'd be taking all my wheels to Fusion if I still lived in Kent. A bit more money, but well worth the extra.

Sticks.

9,016 posts

258 months

Monday 7th August 2023
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I was talking to a wheel repair shop owner who said he's put right a lot of Spit 'n' Polish's work. Not tried them myself.

Has anyone been here? https://www.jdrims.co.uk/ I need diamond cut repairs.

tr7v8

7,305 posts

235 months

Monday 7th August 2023
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Heard of a few using Inspraytion on the Medway City Rochester. I will give them a try after using some others mentioned on this thread.

lufbramatt

5,431 posts

141 months

Monday 7th August 2023
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tr7v8 said:
Heard of a few using Inspraytion on the Medway City Rochester. I will give them a try after using some others mentioned on this thread.
Had a couple of wheels done by inspraytion, just Honda wheels off my daily that had started to corrode round the edges, nothing special but they did a good job and the finish is holding up well.

Only issue was they almost lost the nearly new tyre off one of the wheels and took some convincing that the wheel had been dropped off with a tyre on but after some searching it turned up.