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Post by three5 on Apr 18, 2018 19:43:55 GMT
A few weeks ago I posted on another thread that I was having my summer wheels refurbished by Platinum Alloys in Swindon. I also promised some photos, so here goes: This photo shows the inside of the wheel. The quality of the surface finish is exactly the same as the outside. Note! they mask off the seating surface so that comes back in "raw" aluminium. The wheels have two coats of Collinite Doublecoat applied. On the raw aluminium area I made no attempt to polish it off. Below is the outside of the wheel. I'm not sure that either photo really does the finish justice. In my view it's better than the original. They fitted new Vredestien Ultrac Silk tyres as part of the deal. The tyres were supplied directly to them by Camskill. I've only done about 2 miles on the tyres but they are quiet(ish) at 70dB with a B for Fuel economy and an A for wet grip. It will be interesting to see how they compare with the Michelin Lattitude Tours that they replaced as they were not far off twice as expensive!   So, thanks to Charlie for the heads-up about Camskill and Dave ( Davrav ) for the Platinum contact. Many thanks guys  |
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Post by davrav on Apr 18, 2018 23:12:03 GMT
They look new Chris.
Had to copy and paste image address into search bar to see the photos by the way.............
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Post by three5 on Apr 19, 2018 10:55:52 GMT
They look new Chris. Had to copy and paste image address into search bar to see the photos by the way............. Sorry Dave, I thought that I'd followed the instructions to display the images: 1) Copy images to my account at ImgBB 2) Right click on image at ImgBB and select "Copy image location" and paste that into the post. Have I got this wrong?  |
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Post by philip42h on Apr 19, 2018 11:49:02 GMT
Using the BBCode for the "full image (linked)" would work better ... thus:   |
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Post by davidwilson on Apr 19, 2018 12:01:52 GMT
Very smart!
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Post by three5 on Apr 19, 2018 17:52:56 GMT
Using the BBCode for the "full image (linked)" would work better ... thus: Thanks Phillip - I've editted the post but the images are now in cinemascope. Hmmm! |
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Post by jasehutch on Apr 19, 2018 18:22:15 GMT
Ace job Chris.... :TU:
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Post by tankman on Apr 19, 2018 20:28:10 GMT
Nice! :TU:
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Post by raveez on May 10, 2018 0:51:41 GMT
Nice job on that!
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Post by firemac on May 10, 2018 12:17:42 GMT
Wonderful result, Fella. It's nice when you find a refurbisher who does a great job. Enjoy  |
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Post by charliefarlie on May 10, 2018 16:48:40 GMT
Very nice indeed !!!
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Post by shcm on Aug 8, 2018 20:47:37 GMT
I've done a bit of Googling, but can anybody recommend from experience, anybody that does this well (powder coating refurb) in the Brum / West Midlands area?
I'd like my Urban Cruiser winter wheels done before they get put back on in a few months.
Maybe daft for winters, but they are original rims, that I got for a song a few years ago, so don't mind spending a little to get them back to better than factory finish.
Platinum Alloys look like great results, but I'm not sure I want to be journeying down to Swindon just to take and fetch wheels at the moment.
Thanks.
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Post by firemac on Aug 8, 2018 21:27:05 GMT
I've done a bit of Googling, but can anybody recommend from experience, anybody that does this well (powder coating refurb) in the Brum / West Midlands area? I'd like my Urban Cruiser winter wheels done before they get put back on in a few months. Maybe daft for winters, but they are original rims, that I got for a song a few years ago, so don't mind spending a little to get them back to better than factory finish. Platinum Alloys look like great results, but I'm not sure I want to be journeying down to Swindon just to take and fetch wheels at the moment. Thanks. I've used the Wheel Specialists in Burton on Trent several times over the years (last time was last year when they did the wheels on the 9.3X) and I've always found their work top quality at reasonable prices. I'd happily use them again. They are not exactly West Mids but not a million miles away. |
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Post by bigkev on Aug 9, 2018 6:20:05 GMT
I've done a bit of Googling, but can anybody recommend from experience, anybody that does this well (powder coating refurb) in the Brum / West Midlands area? I'd like my Urban Cruiser winter wheels done before they get put back on in a few months. Maybe daft for winters, but they are original rims, that I got for a song a few years ago, so don't mind spending a little to get them back to better than factory finish. Platinum Alloys look like great results, but I'm not sure I want to be journeying down to Swindon just to take and fetch wheels at the moment. Thanks. I've used the Wheel Specialists in Burton on Trent several times over the years (last time was last year when they did the wheels on the 9.3X) and I've always found their work top quality at reasonable prices. I'd happily use them again. They are not exactly West Mids but not a million miles away. Andy......as Jimbob says above plus wan.......it was The Wheel Specialist who did the wheels for ye up here at Cumbernauld. A Franchise which seems to have very high standards, although Hoovie was disappointed, having given them some VW alloys that should have first spent a week in the watter at Lourdes......!! |
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Post by roger37 on Aug 9, 2018 9:02:49 GMT
perfect |
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