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| en48 Member Since: 17 Jul 2019 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 38   
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Ooh, I'll be keeping an eye on this - I was going to ask exactly the same question.
What I'd really like to do is get mine 'powder coated' in black - but retaining the two-tone. Keeping the grey DEFENDER spoke and maybe the hub. The only thing that has stopped me is that the quotes I've got just to refurb the wheels come to about £20 less than I seem to be able to buy a set of sawtooths. |
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21st Mar 2020 6:18pm |
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| The Zee Member Since: 26 May 2019 Location: Salisbury Posts: 290 
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Having had 3 sets of prevoius wheels refinished. (2 SAAB, 1 Nissaan Patrol) (I used to devlop power coating systems for industry as a formulation chemist)
Paint finish is a high gloss and smoother with a much better finish, thin depth, requires good prep and base coats before final colour and clear coats - Down side - paint chips on the rear wheels from stones flicked by the frount ones, but easier to repair any damage to the coating. Powder coat - normally harder wearing, with a thicker finish, hides many sins (corrosion, pitting ect.) but a much lower finish quality - not as glossy or as smooth, any damage to the coating is difficult to repair. If you want to keep the 2 tone (Diamond finish) combining paint and alloy the process is more complicated - in the Dorset/Wiltshire region the only company I know (but have not used) is http://www.marquisealloys.co.uk/ |
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2nd Apr 2020 11:41am |
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| Swine&Small Member Since: 20 Mar 2017 Location: Norfolk Posts: 1223
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Like these?
 Click image to enlarge 1983 Series 3 Pick up in Marine Blue 1967 Morris Traveller 1966 Morris Convertible 2012 VW T5 Camper Quod Abundat Non Obstat. |
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2nd Apr 2020 11:52am |
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| JohnGeorge Member Since: 23 Sep 2019 Location: West Sussex Posts: 45 
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Nice
 Are they Matt or Gloss finish? |
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2nd Apr 2020 6:24pm |
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| Swine&Small Member Since: 20 Mar 2017 Location: Norfolk Posts: 1223
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Gloss finish. Sorry it was all a bit dusty when pic taken.
Will do a close up tomorrow 1983 Series 3 Pick up in Marine Blue
1967 Morris Traveller 1966 Morris Convertible 2012 VW T5 Camper Quod Abundat Non Obstat. |
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2nd Apr 2020 7:38pm |
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| Swine&Small Member Since: 20 Mar 2017 Location: Norfolk Posts: 1223
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Click image to enlarge Is this what you wanted. 1983 Series 3 Pick up in Marine Blue
1967 Morris Traveller 1966 Morris Convertible 2012 VW T5 Camper Quod Abundat Non Obstat. |
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3rd Apr 2020 10:07am |
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| JohnGeorge Member Since: 23 Sep 2019 Location: West Sussex Posts: 45
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Good Man
Ive cocked up and stupidly won an auction on some twisted wheels, wife gone nuts as we agreed to paint the originals as you have, so trying to offload the Twisted. |
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3rd Apr 2020 10:41am |
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| en48 Member Since: 17 Jul 2019 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 38
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Swine
Thanks for the pics. I'm sold. They're really nice..! Had found a few pics, but none really showed that the detail was still there. John Sorry I hi-jacked your thread - but I am looking to do exactly the same thing! Ironically I'm about 10 miles away from 'your' twisted wheels in Trowlbridge (as we call it...). I've also made the same agreement with my better half - keep the original LR wheels - just debating still whether to refurb as is, or powder coat. Swine's photos have helped toward resolution! |
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3rd Apr 2020 4:35pm |
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| Swine&Small Member Since: 20 Mar 2017 Location: Norfolk Posts: 1223
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1983 Series 3 Pick up in Marine Blue
1967 Morris Traveller 1966 Morris Convertible 2012 VW T5 Camper Quod Abundat Non Obstat. |
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3rd Apr 2020 7:38pm |
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| CarlinAbz Member Since: 15 Sep 2013 Location: Aberdeenshire Posts: 76
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3rd Apr 2020 8:53pm |
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