civic_82

does anyone know a cheap place that refinish wheels :thumbsup

NOTORIOUS VR

I don't understand what u mean by cheap...

What would be the point to have a cheap place that refinishes wheels? They all chage around the same... and if you want cheap, or if you really are that cheap paint them yourself.

Anti-Rice

I'm going to refinish my own rims, they aren't "Bling" they are stock rims off of a 1979 camaro berlinetta, I was planning on sand blasting them then painting the recessed parts black and leaving the raised parts unfinished, I have no idea what type of paint to use. This probably didnt help you at all lol

-Mike

SuprAdam

Use a strong paint stripper (also removes the clear coat) on the wheels.

Sand down any blemishes with fine grit sand paper (wet sand if you can).

Prime, and paint them. There is rim specific paint available.

I did mine like that, I have pictures somewhere....

Powdercoating would be the better thing to do for a lasting effect as it won't chip off as easily from road debris.

General

paint your own.... or sand them and just take them to power coat.... turns out much better

midrange

be careful of doing a powder coat though cause the baking process has to be at the right temp or it may warp your rim.....

General

not at a proper place.. if you have such a weak rim... then you should go throw it out

civic_82

what is the going rate for refinishing rims???, i called up one place and they said 150$ to 180$ per rim. i think that sounds alittle steap what do you guys think??? :thumbsup

SuprAdam

$50/rim

Supramanz

carcone auto recycling in aurora on bloomington. They refinish wheels. I think they are pretty cheap too

General

100 bucks a rim... mabye if they have to redo curbe damage with bondo

civic_82

any more places i could try :thumbsup

darkstar

well... u could get them sand blasted at a highschool? they usually do stuff for free.. all u have to pay for are the suplies...although... they rnt trained lol..... im sure they would do it fine though

SuprAdam

^ I dont know of any highschools that have sand blasters (mine didnt anyways). But I use the one at sheridan alot, it does not take any "skill" to be able to use it.

ZCGold

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