Anyone had their wheels refinished successfully?
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I've had my wheels refinished at Wheel Wizard in Atlanta. They do everything from minor scratches to full refinishing, including polishing and multicolor patterns. They do high end exotics - Ferrari, Lamborghini, Rolls Royce, Bentley, and all the pedestrian brands too. If they won't fix it, it should not be fixed. I have seen some truly amazing results.
That said, they're not the cheapest around, and I spent almost $800 getting my 2014 wheels redone. They were stripped, painted black, and powder coated clear. They looked amazing the day I put them on, and they still look amazing when they are clean.
For those unhappy with the hot brake pad bits melting into their wheel paint, I was able to remove all of it with Iron-X.
That said, they're not the cheapest around, and I spent almost $800 getting my 2014 wheels redone. They were stripped, painted black, and powder coated clear. They looked amazing the day I put them on, and they still look amazing when they are clean.
For those unhappy with the hot brake pad bits melting into their wheel paint, I was able to remove all of it with Iron-X.
Brake dust is acidic and generally the black spots occur when someone sprays their wheels while they're warm. Two acids, heat and drying time don't make a right. Chemist dilute things (usually with water since it's probably the best solvent known to man) and many times add heat to cause reactions. In this case you're essentially quickly oxidizing your wheels with heat and acidic cleaners. That's why it's important to cool them off before spraying chemicals on them. You could go one step further after cooling them off and spray them down with a mixture of sodium bicarbonate (baking Sosa) and water which will counter the acid and make it nonreactive.
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