Fixing Alloy Wheels

[Ben_GTI]

Just a quick question, I've been told alloy wheels with bad gutter rash... or rock rash as the case may be... can be repaired / resurfaced?

Yes sliding into rocks is never a good idea.

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2008/12/PC0700811-1.jpg

Does this look fixable? Scratches are a bit deep. Any ideas on cost or where to in Melbourne?

Cheers.

[Bubu]

By looking at that photo I would say that is definitely fixable. I cant recommend anyone in Melb as I dont live there. And the cost depends on who is doing it.

There was a thread on here a few months back from a guy who had a wheel repair done by a mobile wheel repair company. They came to his house and fixed it in his driveway. I cant remember where the guy was located.

[DaveMack]

Definitesly fixable. If you were in Bris I could recommend a place that does them for $100 each (come back looking like new).

Dave

[OEM G60]

You could try www.advancedalloys.com.au - in Morrabin, they did an awesome job on mine, not cheap but good quality work.

[cab93]

I had advancealloys look at my 4 wheels (standard 14 inch) each, with one case of gutter rash. $150 to remove the rash and another $100 to strip the wheel and repaint. + $15 to refit the tyre. so about $265.00 per wheel.

I decided not to get them repaired. I had already spent enough on rego, insurance and a few other repairs to the car, and could not justify the expense this year at least .(I would still like to have them repaired)

I think you can e-mail them with a photo, and they will send you a estimate of repair cost.

Michael

[Golf Houso]

OR ...

You can sand the damaged wheel back, use some spot putty and smooth it all out, sand back the other wheels and take it to a spray painter and get all 4 resprayed in the colour of your choice for between 150-200.Or just spraybomb them black with some generic primer, some Midnight black spray paint (PK0080) and then some acrylic clear with a total cost of around $65...

Thats if your game enough of course...

[brad]

DIY?

Bog, sandpaper, paint

edit: beaten

[RhysQ]

I had advancealloys look at my 4 wheels (standard 14 inch) each, with one case of gutter rash. $150 to remove the rash and another $100 to strip the wheel and repaint. + $15 to refit the tyre. so about $265.00 per wheel.

:eek: $1,000+ to repair a set of 14" wheels. what a joke that is. you can get a brand new set of 16's or 17's with tyres for that sort of money.

[DubSteve]

;250290']:eek: $1,000+ to repair a set of 14" wheels. what a joke that is. you can get a brand new set of 16's or 17's with tyres for that sort of money.

Not only that I got my BBS rs redone for $880 which was pull apart, repair, polish and 2pack paint lol.

[cab93]

;250290']:eek: $1,000+ to repair a set of 14" wheels. what a joke that is. you can get a brand new set of 16's or 17's with tyres for that sort of money.

Yep, I'm well aware of that fact. However I wish to keep the car as stock standard as possible (It was also one of the reasons I put off the repair). Not many of these "attractive"(as stated in the VW brochure) alloys wheels left.

Michael

[Ben_GTI]

Thanks guys I'll have a look into the cost of getting them fixed up. Should be good :)