Wheel wizards

ljpg

i've a set of rota alloy wheels that badly need a refurb,these wheels are gone beyond touching up and will need to be stripped back and powder coated again,one will also need to be straightened,wheel wizards in finglas are about an hour away from me,anyone on here have dealings with them?? what's there workmanship and finish like??

Gumbo

Yes. They are probably one of, if not the best in the country at present. They are doing a group buy over on BMW Haus forum if you fancy joining up.

Neilw

They refurbished wheels for me and the finish wasn't very durable. They marked so easily that a drying towel marred the finish.

kdevitt

They've a good rep alright - had a set of wheels done recently and the finish isn't that great though. They were in very poor nick to start with, which explains some of the issues.

They're probably still the best option though.

ljpg

this doesn't sound very encouraging,i have a good deal of spraying experience and would sooner take on the job myself if i thought i was going to get a poor product back after shelling out a ball of money,did either of you bring the wheels back with those issues????? there website claims an "oe" finish....

Neilw

ljpg wrote: »

this doesn't sound very encouraging,i have a good deal of spraying experience and would sooner take on the job myself if i thought i was going to get a poor product back after shelling out a ball of money,did either of you bring the wheels back with those issues????? there website claims an "oe" finish....

Yes I went back and was promised a follow up call but that never happened. I've since sold the car the wheels were on so I've let it go.

ongarite

They did a refurb on my 19" Spyder wheels around 20 months ago.
They did a really excellent job on them, holding up well so far.

eringobragh

Did a great job mine as well and they were pretty scabby to begin with:

A year and a half on thankfully they are still in A1 condition with the exception of a small stone chip and a very very small mar

eringobragh wrote: »

I didn't do anything up the car...but the car has been booked in for the powder coating on Wednesday and not before time:

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eringobragh wrote: »

Unfortunately its bucketing AND very bright out, so these pics don't do the job any justice but them look fantastic...cheers to Colm and Mark in wheelwizards.ie, talking to them you can tell they are passionate about what they do. Delighted with the job

No need for before shots as they were a disgrace

kdevitt

ljpg wrote: »

this doesn't sound very encouraging,i have a good deal of spraying experience and would sooner take on the job myself if i thought i was going to get a poor product back after shelling out a ball of money,did either of you bring the wheels back with those issues????? there website claims an "oe" finish....

I got mine done months ago, but only had tyres fitted yesterday. This is the worst of them - will let you know how I get on with them!

mags1962

If they are oe Audi Rotor Alloys I believe that these are machined from a solid piece of Aluminium and can not be painted and can only be machined again once?

kdevitt

mags1962 wrote: »

If they are oe Audi Rotor Alloys I believe that these are machined from a solid piece of Aluminium and can not be painted and can only be machined again once?

They're not - they're M3 Evo sunflowers, painted finish from the factory.