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[s2ulk]

Hi all,

I have just had some 13 inch classic mini lite wheels refurbed by a reputable wheel refurb specialist who has been in the business for many years. The kerbing repairs look great but two of the wheels have various small lumps embedded in the finish and what looks like trapped grit in various places. See attached some photos.

I immediately questioned this on collecting the wheels and was told that they can’t control the powder delivery and sometimes clumps come out when this is sprayed on and so can’t be avoided.

I’ve reflected on this and I’m not persuaded by this explanation (based on the finish I had when I had some other wheels refurbed 15 years ago which showed no such issues). But I want to check whether I’m right to challenge the finish or whether I just got lucky last time and it’s within the range of reasonable finishes for powder coated wheels for such defects to appear.

Grateful for any advice from anybody who has had powder coated wheels or seen some after refurb.

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Edited by s2ulk, 20 July 2024 - 10:23 PM.

[bpirie1000]

Bottom line is you have paid for it and not happy
I would take them back.

In this day and age of technology this should not be happening.

Looks to me like the powder gun was not cleaned correctly

[absx2]

That`s the problem with powder coat as it`s just a throw on plastic coating and not a quality three stage paint job that gets denibbed between stages and unfortunately when the plastic coating gets damaged there is very little you can do about it unlike paint which is why I steer clear or it.

 

I`ve dealt with some horrendous powder coated parts during various restorations ( mainly motorcycles ) and in most cases the customer has managed to get a heavy discount and a couple of full refunds so I would be politely mentioning that you will be asking the opinion of several local motoring clubs if they think it`s an acceptable finish and go from there.  

[Bobbins]

That’s just a bad refinishing job, the odd imperfection is fine but that’s just a rubbish job. Take them back, use the wheels they have on display as a reference point for their quality of work (which I very much doubt looks like that because they’d not remain in business) and tell them it’s not good enough.

I’ve just had the wheels on my tin top refurbished, o/e finish which is a satin anthracite colour. The wheels were dipped to remove the old finish, kerb damage sorted, one wheel straightened, powder coated and the result is near perfect. I say “near’ perfect because I’m sure there’ll be something not quite up to scratch but as yet I haven’t found it. And oh boy I’m a fussy sod!

Edited by Bobbins, 21 July 2024 - 08:54 AM.