OK, So today I had the Vees Wheels refurbished for the first time since buying her. I had been planning a refurb for about 18 months after a mishap with some nasty wheel cleaner. The problem I had was the same as every other Vee owner....Who can do an OE finish?! Its one of the Holy Grails for Vee ownership and today I think I might just have found it.
Before
I booked my car in at the Nottingham branch of The Wheel Specialist It is a franchise company with several UK outlets. I dropped the car off at 9am this morning and double checked the name of the finish and saw some sample wheels in the chosen finish. James (who works there) had mentioned before that he had a friend who owned a ph1 and he instinctively knew what finish the vee would have before I got there. The finish is called "Power Silver" (remember the name)
I went back to pick the car up approx 5pm...I had to wait about 45 min, so I took a few photos as the wheels were hanging in the booth when I arrived. After speaking with both James and Mark (Owner) they gave me an indepth description of the refurb, which breks down as follows:
Power Silver Finish is a multi stage procedure that comprises of the following:
1. Wheels dipped in an Chemical cleaner to strip off the layers of paint and primer
2. Wheels gently shot blasted to removed any surface blemishes
3. Wheels prepped with a DA sander
4. Wheels Primed with a grey metal primer
5. Wheels Wet Painted in "Power Silver"
6. Cure
7. Clear Powder Coat
Heres the finished result. As you can see, one of the closest OE finishes Ive seen on a V6 and im very happy with the outcome.
This is an OE finish wheel from the GB...as you can see very very close finish [cmilie=iconcheers.gif]
The price came to £380 inc VAT for all 4, striped, refurbed and refitted with new valves. I have secured a deal with Mark for any members to recieve a 15% discount on the same job. To take advantage of this deal, you must ring Mark direct on 0845 3021940 and explain your a member of v6clio.net and Wayne Bolsover put you in touch. You must also have the work done at the Nottingham branch, which is located at:
Unit 1, Harrimans Court
Alcester Street
Nottingham
NG7 2SF
Before
I booked my car in at the Nottingham branch of The Wheel Specialist It is a franchise company with several UK outlets. I dropped the car off at 9am this morning and double checked the name of the finish and saw some sample wheels in the chosen finish. James (who works there) had mentioned before that he had a friend who owned a ph1 and he instinctively knew what finish the vee would have before I got there. The finish is called "Power Silver" (remember the name)
I went back to pick the car up approx 5pm...I had to wait about 45 min, so I took a few photos as the wheels were hanging in the booth when I arrived. After speaking with both James and Mark (Owner) they gave me an indepth description of the refurb, which breks down as follows:
Power Silver Finish is a multi stage procedure that comprises of the following:
1. Wheels dipped in an Chemical cleaner to strip off the layers of paint and primer
2. Wheels gently shot blasted to removed any surface blemishes
3. Wheels prepped with a DA sander
4. Wheels Primed with a grey metal primer
5. Wheels Wet Painted in "Power Silver"
6. Cure
7. Clear Powder Coat
Heres the finished result. As you can see, one of the closest OE finishes Ive seen on a V6 and im very happy with the outcome.
This is an OE finish wheel from the GB...as you can see very very close finish [cmilie=iconcheers.gif]
The price came to £380 inc VAT for all 4, striped, refurbed and refitted with new valves. I have secured a deal with Mark for any members to recieve a 15% discount on the same job. To take advantage of this deal, you must ring Mark direct on 0845 3021940 and explain your a member of v6clio.net and Wayne Bolsover put you in touch. You must also have the work done at the Nottingham branch, which is located at:
Unit 1, Harrimans Court
Alcester Street
Nottingham
NG7 2SF
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