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 Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 2:47 pm |
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Location: Stafford
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Nah not really, but any bodyshop will be able to mix it up and spray it not hard at all if you want the same colour. Could even do it yourself if you had the environment for it.
As appose to cleaning? No difference if it is sprayed well really but powdercoat is tougher and lasts longer, like a plastic coating
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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 4:38 pm |
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Location: West mids
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Right ok, as I don't want Grey or black maybe anthracite as an inbeteen? but I've been told they have demo wheels to choose colours from? I've got to get a 1 Centre cap before I do anything else lol
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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 5:55 pm |
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Where are you talking about?
City powder coasters in brum have a set of about 50% of the colours they do to look at but they only have two shades of anthracite.
I had these done for a guy on here, I can't remember his name but this was the darkest anthracite they did. Not sure if the next step up is black or not. Personally I wouldn't go there though they do provide a good price but unless I'm mistaken they don't let you choose the gloss level and don't have a huge amount of colours.
I don't think it's dark enough though
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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 6:23 pm |
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Hmm, your not making this any Easier now Harry haha, were them alloys powder coated or sprayed? I'm in 2 minds atm as I want a durable finish so it doesn't start flaking/peeling off ect but I really want them done in the sample colour witch is 'vahaxhall insignia' dark greyish I'll look into the exact paint code and give a few local firms a call, as by the time I've done all the traveling to city coaters I would of used £30 in petrol haha
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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 6:15 am |
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Location: Stafford
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That was powdercoated at city powdercoaters yeah
To be honest it takes trial and error to know which ones to go to and which to stay away. Well sprayed wheels will be fine, but will cost quite a bit more than powdercoating. Unfortunately the best way is to just go in and ask with a picture because over the phone it's just going to get a tad confusing.
If you want that sort accuracy painting is probably the way to go.
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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 7:36 am |
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I've had a re think I love the TD pro race 1.2 and they are gloss black so think ill just get the same sort of finish as them. @ around £100 to refit and balance the tyres can't argue with that.
Ill just wait till I'm working near or going past bham.
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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 3:08 pm |
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The prices are very good, especially as they sandblast and dip them as well.
I had a swing arm for a motorbike done in gloss black by them, it is good but very shiny.
Oh and just leave it a couple of weeks. Even if they say it will be done in a few days it will just end up being another day and another...
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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 3:27 pm |
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Yer I've heard a bout there time keeping lol, I think I'd like to go a tad darker than your old grey alloys, as I don't want really shinny black rims as I don't like the look, had a quote from a local firm in Telford and wanted £220+vat so I think I'll just go for a bargain price Powdercoat. Ill have a look what colours they do closer to what I want.
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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 6:32 pm |
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I would say they were a tad darker than in the picture but I really can't remember to be honest
That sounds about right. Painting simply just needs far more man hours putting into it to get the same quality finish. Is there anywhere else you could go? Personally I go up stoke these days the guy is nice lets me sit in his office with a flip chat looking at all the colours haha
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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:51 pm |
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Found a local place all my Lil bros mate uses he's gunna take a look and said inbetween £25/£35 per wheel depending on witch ones need the most work ect.
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Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 2:51 pm |
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Joined: Jun 04, 2010
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Location: northallerton
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thats a good price round here im looking 50 a wheel
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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2014 10:12 am |
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note to self...
6PK 818 aux belt was fitted 14/6/14 6PK825 taken off.
also wheel bearing passenger side was changed.
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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2014 2:24 pm |
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what was the difference in belts and why change was it for non pas and ac
not much has changed in over a year then lol
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Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 7:29 pm |
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| usher wrote: |
what was the difference in belts and why change was it for non pas and ac
not much has changed in over a year then lol |
It was to long so it was slipping and not charging the battery proppley.
Nah i've pretty much finished my project just want to get my nimz sprayed up with new tyres so I have 2 sets of wheels.
I've had most of the work done for newly 6 years now so I'm happy with were it's at just a few things here and there and id like a roll cage at some point.
looking for a new car atm for a work horse so I can garage the pug so me and my bro can use it as a proper track car.
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Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 7:32 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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*note to self*
100,000k (sept/14)
Had a FULL service
New cambelt kit
New bottom pulley
New alternator belt tensioner+belt
New front disc+pads.
New magic tree (vanilla) 
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