From Trash to Treasure - Wheels Refinished....
06-23-2006, 06:05 AM
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The Houston Wheels America proved itself wholly incompetent.
They returned my wheel with grooves in it, and no paint. Claimed that they "forgot to take a picture" before the service, so they didn't know what the surface was supposed to look like.
They fixed that, but it was still polished with no paint. Claimed that the wheel wasn't supposed to be painted. That color was just oxidation.
So, I sent in a second wheel for comparison.
They polished this wheel, too.
A second company was able to fix my second wheel, but the first wheel had lost too much metal and I had to buy a new one.
Now it's clear to me that the best way to "refinish" a wheel is to buy a replacement on eBay.
They fixed that, but it was still polished with no paint. Claimed that the wheel wasn't supposed to be painted. That color was just oxidation.
So, I sent in a second wheel for comparison.
They polished this wheel, too.
A second company was able to fix my second wheel, but the first wheel had lost too much metal and I had to buy a new one.
Now it's clear to me that the best way to "refinish" a wheel is to buy a replacement on eBay.
07-11-2006, 07:23 PM
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Re: All repairable, yes. Any good after that, debateable. All depends on the alloy.
I can repair a crack no matter what the alloy is. As long as it is not a large crack I would do it for $95 for an audiworld member. All work is guaranteed for life.
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