New wheels

[colin944]

ORIGINAL: andy watson

ORIGINAL: colin944

ORIGINAL: andy watson If I went to Kwickfit I would want paying!

I would go to Kwik Fit without any worries at all. They have better insurance than almost anyone else. So if they damage your wheels they will replace them. If you are nice and not cocky to the guy on the desk when you go in they will treat your wheels with the greatest of respect.People always treat you as you treat them.

Hi Colin, Treat others as you want to be treated, agreed, I was brought up correctly as well but having had several bad experience's at Kwickfit, ok many moons ago, I would never step foot in another one and would never recommend anyone to do so! And I am always nice []

I know you are always nice ! My two local Kwik fits are both really good.

 

[Craigybaby]

Its to take wheels and tyres off, put the tyres on my new wheels, fit new wheels.

 

[T3rra]

I would try a body shop that refurb wheels, take much more care and be cheaper as well

 

[Craigybaby]

here's a link to the wheels I bought, still to be fitted, can you experts tell how they've been finished just from the photos?, (please don't say badly unless its true !!) cheers http://www.wheel-whores.com/classifieds/showproduct.php?product=10507&title=porsche-design-90-27s-16x7-2f8&cat=4

 

[Copperman05]

Looks pretty good to me. Edd

 

[andy watson]

Yuck[] Probably be ok on mine, so if you want me to help you out save you wasting anymore money?

 

[944 man]

Very pretty, but can they fight?

 

[Frenchy]

Classic Movie there[]

 

[Craigybaby]

i don't know much about this sort of stuff, but the words "powder coated" seems to crop up in relation to wheels and I assume this is a good thing. Is it obvious mine haven't been powder coated? And what's laquer? Can I apply a coat of laquer myself to give them some extra protection from marks?

 

[944 man]

There are to types of paint: those which are a single coat (usually a solid colour but metallics can be of this type) and base coat lacquers. With these you apply the colour/base coat first, which usually doesn't look as youd expect, followed by the clearcoat lacquer. If you apply a lacquer coat over the matte paint it almost certainly wont remain matte. You might make the finish more durable, but that depends to a greater degree on how well the original coat was applied; as no amount of lacquering will make up for matte base coat which will flake off the wheel easily. Powder coating is pretty much what it sounds like! When heated sufficiently the powder melts and runs together, creating a (hopefully) durable and hard finish.

 

[Copperman05]

Powder coating tends to be very thick and can hide or mask detail (such as the wheels size numbers next to the tyre valve), however wheels were not powder-coated from new and were often just painted. As long as the painting has been done well, and it looks like it has it shouldn't be an issue. A laquer is going to change the finish of the wheel, gloss, matt, satin, whatever. Its not going to offer any protection from marks as it becomes part of the finish. Powder coating wears well as its essentially a very tough plastic type coating, issue with it though is when the wheel is curbed its can damage the coating and water can ingress. It will be impossible not to mark them in time unless you keep them as show wheels only, but that kind of defeats the object, use them with a decent wheel wax to aid cleaning and they will be fine. Edd

 

[Craigybaby]

top notch tips, many thanks.