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| uncas Member Since: 22 Nov 2012 Location: Wentworth near Rotherham Posts: 340  
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AP tyres in Rotherham refurb wheels and paint them 01709 529291. I've never had any wheels done by them but use them for tyres.
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22nd Jan 2015 12:04pm |
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| Windowlicker Member Since: 24 Aug 2014 Location: East yorks Posts: 290 
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These guys may be what you are looking for ??
http://raw-wheels.co.uk Cheers. Nick. "Procrastination is the thief of time" |
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22nd Jan 2015 12:05pm |
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| Green Machine Member Since: 19 Nov 2010 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1226 
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Malton Coachworks would probably do it. I've used them a couple of times for accident repairs and has been very good quality work and well priced. They do quite a bit of work on classics of various descriptions.
http://www.maltoncoachworks.co.uk/ 2005 Td5 | 90 Station Wagon | Tonga Green |
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22nd Jan 2015 1:18pm |
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| SS90 Member Since: 16 Nov 2013 Location: Uk Posts: 372
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You thought about doing them yourself? Keith on here has kindly given me some advice on how to go about it, plan on doing mine shortly!
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22nd Jan 2015 5:41pm |
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| Cuthbert Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: Up North Posts: 1535 |
One of the problems with the OP's objective is the commercial attractiveness of the job to a paint sprayer.
Unless someone else just happens to want a job done using the same enamel paint/colour - much of the painter's time will be spent prepping and cleaning his kit - that will probably take longer than coating the wheels themselves. That was why I got my 'wolfs' painted as part of a larger commercial job going through the bodyshop - I wasn't seeking a specialist paint/colour and someone else was paying for all the prepping/cleaning of the kit. In effect I got a quick 'blowover' as the painter worked on the adjacent commercial job using standard automotive paint. If you can work in a warm, dry environment you might be as well getting a good quality brush and hand painting them? Be a lot cheaper and you will know that each of the 12 decorative holes, plus the 5 location holes on all 4 wheels have a proper coating. Getting all those holes painted correctly is actually quite a challenge with a spray gun as I found out. |
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22nd Jan 2015 8:06pm |
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| Inigo Member Since: 13 Nov 2011 Location: Kent Posts: 617 
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Well I also saw Keith's wheels and decided to have a go myself. Brush painting was tricky to avoid drips, particularly while trying to get a decent thickness around all the holes. I also struggled to get paintright down in the space between the two welded sections on the front face of the wheel.
I also found when I was sanding back the drips, that the wheels themselves had a number of rough parts and burrs where the holes had been stamped out. Found an Aldi/Lidl cheapy spraygun and thought I'd have a go. After a bit of practice, I was very pleased. Found it easier to get an even coat than by brush. We'll see how long they last though. |
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22nd Jan 2015 9:15pm |
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| 90mojo Member Since: 19 Mar 2014 Location: UK Posts: 175
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Thanks to everyone for the helpful replies. I think Cuthbert has identified spot on the issue here. Malton Coachworks are near me and they were knowledgeable and helpful, but cost was £390 for 5 wheels
 It was clear the job would be spot on but I don't feel moved to spend more than the cost of the wheels getting them painted, at least not yet...
Going to think about spraying them myself, have a compressor and have done some car spraying when I was a student back in the day. We'll see... |
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26th Jan 2015 12:52pm |
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