Any good wheel repair shops!? NEED HELP!
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sorry to see this jacky, but with chrome, NO shop in GVA can fix it. I got my wheel redone at panthers, even they said no 1 can do it here. they said they can ship it down to the states and redo it, but that will cost about the same price as buying new 1.
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I'm afraid AK-47 is right. At my work we send all our wheel repairs to Nu-Brite in surrey. But when in comes to chrome plating nothing can be done. There is another shop in richmond who repairs wheels called Green's Automotive and they have a chrome and black chrome paint but it doesn't look like real chrome. If you want to fix it locally you may have to strip the chrome off and just paint it another color. Chrome get damaged really easily in Vancouver climates with all the snow and salt/chemicals they put on the road here.
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I'm afraid AK-47 is right. At my work we send all our wheel repairs to Nu-Brite in surrey. But when in comes to chrome plating nothing can be done. There is another shop in richmond who repairs wheels called Green's Automotive and they have a chrome and black chrome paint but it doesn't look like real chrome. If you want to fix it locally you may have to strip the chrome off and just paint it another color. Chrome get damaged really easily in Vancouver climates with all the snow and salt/chemicals they put on the road here.
I am not a huge fan of different colours on the T1S.. so really hoping brushed aluminum will work out. If it's not possible, may have to get the center in black...
Thanks again everyone!
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It's too bad that chrome does not bond as well to aluminum as it does to steel. There is a shop in vancouver called Pacific Plating who does chrome plating, however I dont recommend replating them but they may be able to tell you how to remove old chrome as they restore old chrome parts. I think paint it black with machined face and black lip as well would look HOT. I just gave Nu-Brite a call for you and they should be able to do the job for you. To strip off all the chrome and refinish the wheel you're probably looking at about $250-300 per wheel
Like this but with a black lip
Like this but with a black lip
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You wont like my answer to this, from what panthers and greens told me, is that they cant strip your old chrome down, that's y they have to shipnit down to the states.
It told the 1 week to redo my TE. But my te's aren't chrome, so is easy with my case.
Y I knew this Cuse i have a friend with set of vs-kf in chrome also, and he want to redo the lip only. And that's what they told me. Your answer to this is Not repairable, or I should say is not worth it to have it repair.
It told the 1 week to redo my TE. But my te's aren't chrome, so is easy with my case.
Y I knew this Cuse i have a friend with set of vs-kf in chrome also, and he want to redo the lip only. And that's what they told me. Your answer to this is Not repairable, or I should say is not worth it to have it repair.
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It's too bad that chrome does not bond as well to aluminum as it does to steel. There is a shop in vancouver called Pacific Plating who does chrome plating, however I dont recommend replating them but they may be able to tell you how to remove old chrome as they restore old chrome parts. I think paint it black with machined face and black lip as well would look HOT. I just gave Nu-Brite a call for you and they should be able to do the job for you. To strip off all the chrome and refinish the wheel you're probably looking at about $250-300 per wheel
Like this but with a black lip
Like this but with a black lip
You wont like my answer to this, from what panthers and greens told me, is that they cant strip your old chrome down, that's y they have to shipnit down to the states.
It told the 1 week to redo my TE. But my te's aren't chrome, so is easy with my case.
Y I knew this Cuse i have a friend with set of vs-kf in chrome also, and he want to redo the lip only. And that's what they told me. Your answer to this is Not repairable, or I should say is not worth it to have it repair.
It told the 1 week to redo my TE. But my te's aren't chrome, so is easy with my case.
Y I knew this Cuse i have a friend with set of vs-kf in chrome also, and he want to redo the lip only. And that's what they told me. Your answer to this is Not repairable, or I should say is not worth it to have it repair.
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First off, Thanks Yakuza_GS, measured, zoli21, ak47, stormforge and K1_GSE21 for giving me infos and helping me out!!
So instead of giving it to someone else to do it, I decided to do it on my own cause the prices they quoted me were ridiculous like you guys mentioned.. I just can't bare to spend that much money on something like this.. :P..
Here is what i've done to it!
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...ml#post6321886
Don't slap me lol...
So instead of giving it to someone else to do it, I decided to do it on my own cause the prices they quoted me were ridiculous like you guys mentioned.. I just can't bare to spend that much money on something like this.. :P..
Here is what i've done to it!
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...ml#post6321886
Don't slap me lol...
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Just read your DIY Work rim repair thread, I am very impressed.
I like how the inner spokes are matte black and kudos to you for being unique.
I think the outcome is great and definitely saved you alot of money.
If I was in your shoes, I would of done the same.
Another great example of how good Plasti Dip is =)
I like how the inner spokes are matte black and kudos to you for being unique.
I think the outcome is great and definitely saved you alot of money.
If I was in your shoes, I would of done the same.
Another great example of how good Plasti Dip is =)
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