Any experience with AWRS wheel repair?

sdlsaginaw

sdlsaginaw

Steven Lawson
"Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists" are mobile wheel repair service franchises. Thinking about having my CD-58's done, but not sure if this is the way to do it or not. Cost is $100-$150 per wheel. They fix the rough/corroded areas, prime, paint, clearcoat while the tire stays on the wheel. 1 year warranty.

What other options are there, especially in Oregon? What is the typical cost to have a wheel fully done (stripped to metal, corrosion patched, prime/paint/clearcoat)?
 
Contact a local powder coater

You will need to remove the tires from the rims, but powder coating really looks good and last a long time.

I got my Iron cross wheels blasted, coated gray, coated part of the wheel black and than clear coated for about $60 a wheel. They look great on the X1/9 5 years and 35,000 miles later. The spider wheel powder coating is now 10+ years old and looks great.
 
One more thing

CD-58's are magnesium. I don't think they can be powdercoated for two reasons...

First, I've read that exposing magnesium to the temps used to cure powdercoat can make it brittle and prone to cracking.

Second, and possibly the main reason, is that there are corrosion pits from wheel weights that will be filled with something other than metal. I think that eliminates powdercoating them.
 
Can you post a picture?

'il mela verde' currently has Iron Cross wheels on it. I'd like to see what they look like with some black added.
 
Can they handle magnesium wheels?

They will need corrosion fixed and likely painted rather than powdercoat.
 
I did not drive an X1/9 to work today

Something about snow and salt.

I will try to post a picture again tonight. I doubt I will have any luck again.
 
I used them...

or I should say it was one of these poorly trained independent franchisees. They did my magnesium wheels. First they did it with regular primer. The paint slid off as he took it out of his truck and layed them in front of me. The second time, he repeatedly bitched at me at the cost of the "special" primer he had to use. Shame on him for not doing research in the first place. Well, he got his revenge on me. The paint has since spider webbed all over the front two wheels after some spirited driving around my neighborhood a couple of times. I think I have about 200 miles on them since refinishing.

You live and learn.

Arman
 
Wow! Thanks for the heads-up

Looks like the collision place is too spendy for these wheels, and the mobile place are flakes.

Maybe I'll just work on them myself and call them good. Heck, they're just stock Euro wheels after all, nothing fancy other than rarity on this side of the pond.

What special primer is that? A typical etching primer or something special for magnesium?

SpidArman said:
or I should say it was one of these poorly trained independent franchisees. They did my magnesium wheels. First they did it with regular primer. The paint slid off as he took it out of his truck and layed them in front of me. The second time, he repeatedly bitched at me at the cost of the "special" primer he had to use. Shame on him for not doing research in the first place. Well, he got his revenge on me. The paint has since spider webbed all over the front two wheels after some spirited driving around my neighborhood a couple of times. I think I have about 200 miles on them since refinishing.

You live and learn.

Arman
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sdlsaginaw said:
CD-58's are magnesium. I don't think they can be powdercoated for two reasons...

First, I've read that exposing magnesium to the temps used to cure powdercoat can make it brittle and prone to cracking.

Second, and possibly the main reason, is that there are corrosion pits from wheel weights that will be filled with something other than metal. I think that eliminates powdercoating them.
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At Brad's Chevy, we used to use something called "Red Hot" to clean up any wheels that weren't Chrome. It worked really well getting all the crud out of the little pockets in the wheel. Maybe speak with someone in the Detailing shop about it and see if it is safe to clean up your wheels (or get a supplier name and speak with them as they may be more knowledgeable). At least a good proper cleaning would help give you a base to work from.
 
Wheel Collision Center

I had my Cromodora Daytona wheels refinished at Wheel Collision Center in Bath,PA in 2002. No issues and great work. I recently called. They no longer use Dupont Artic Silver which has a fine metalic finish. Current price per wheel is $175.

http://www.wheelcollision.com/


Lou Teresi
74 X1/9
87 X1/9
 
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