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[frostie]

hi,
i've got some minilights already on my mini....just wonderin how i'd go about sprayin em....fancy gunmetal grey with polished rim?is that possible withough being deep dish and not having a polished rim already??
thanx in advance
frostie

[gsms]

Hi frostie, welcome to the forum!

I'm getting my wheels professionally re-furbished and re-sprayed at the same time. This saves a wee bit of money, but its still probably much more expensive than doing it yourself.

If I were you, however you choose to spray the wheels, make sure you get em re-furbished and "de-scratched" first. Remember, a stitch in time, saves nine!

[frostie]

yeah only 17 so need to save as much money as possible!
but if i'm gettin them refurbished i think i mite just go the whole hog n get em sprayed at the same time!
cheers

[Jammy]

How much does refurbing them cost because u can usually pick up cheap alloys off Ebay, but saying that they won't look new and you have to pay for picking them up, so invalid point, carry on as you are!

[Dan]

You can get 10" rims re-furbed for as little as forty quid each, which includes a good deep clean to bare metal, grind out all the scratches and kurbing, re-cut the beads, re-cut the nut seats (if you pay a bit more you can have different nut seats shrunk in as well to make it easier to get nuts for older rims), examine and crack test, paint and laquer. Basically gives you a brand new rim, which is great if you have some older or rare rims, but as you point out if they are a bit more common then it's much cheaper to get good used ones. The exact price depends on how much damage they have and how much detail there is in the rim which may need to be re-cut or have extra hand finishing.
I had all 5 of my Mini Special alloys done once for 45 quid a piece, but as ever you get what you pay for. The finish was good and a lot better than they were before the work was done but they weren't pristine by anyones standards and I may have them done again.

[gsms]

It wouldn't need to be a mini specialist for this job, would it?

[binge]

I wouldnt of thaught so.
I suppose body shops could do it. But I doubt they would beable to cut the nut seats.
Theres a place near my house who do shot blasting (sand blasting) for about £20. Well saying £20. I took down my BMX frame and they shot blasted it, Polished it up, Powder coated it in metalic black and baked it. And that was all for £20

Not sure if you wouldwant powder coating though.

<|Ben|>

[Jammy]

I suppose body shops could do it. But I doubt they would beable to cut the nut seats.

He He He, somewhere to seat ya nuts!!!

[gsms]

haha! lol

[Dan]

Use an alloy wheel specialist. Midland Wheels did mine (even though they are a bit of a Chavvy place) but as I said the finish could have been better. Shop around to find a good one, there's quite a few. DON'T get your wheels powdercoated, it will chip and peel off in big sheets and it's not as corrosion resistant as two pack paint is especially when covered in brake dust.

[binge]

My BMX was actually pretty tough, It was my first BMX so I was comming off it loads. It was a really tough. Halfords refurb wheels from £50

<|Ben|>