Alloy Refinishing - Painting / Powder-coating / Chroming

sleepy · 12th June 2006, 15:36

hey kroner,
there is a specific set of alloys at sprocket for the octavia i saw yest.. its a black design with grey metallic finish in a straight spoke design (i think 6 spokes). check it out. its on display at the right side window... looks very awesome and original. think its fron lenso or league. looked like a 16 incher

a4_attitude · 12th June 2006, 15:57

I have heard that refurbishing an old alloy is not a good idea, as in second hand alloys can be cracked, which are filled and then powder coated, I would say its risky, though I know many guys with second hand refurbish alloys without any problem, but personally i would say skoda alloys are easily avialable atleast in Delhi with so many options
Regards
Wadhwa Ajay

kroner · 12th June 2006, 16:09

Thanks guys,

But this is for a new set of alloys -- not for a set that I intend to refurb. I did see the ones you mentioned at Sprocket, but I believe they are 4-bolt jobs not 5.

Won't fit on an Octavia.

I know someone out there can do this kind of thing. Any leads would be appreciated.

sleepy · 12th June 2006, 21:40

dude they are 5 bolt, thats the reason i didnt take them

coz they wont fit on my swift!
all my friends who came with me thought it was absolutely hot lookin! too bad i didnt take a pic of it

5u3zEr0 · 13th June 2006, 17:17

You should only paint alloy rims with paints which can sustain the high temperature which the wheels are subjected to during normal driving. These paints are special and painting a wheel with these paints costs around 1000 bucks.

MVSAKA · 20th August 2006, 23:35

I can paint the alloy wheels in my factory. Normally we for industrial products and not automotives. For auto enthu... I can take up the job. We are located in Bangalore.

s0uljah · 22nd August 2006, 21:33

Hmm, there was another member who painted his aura alloys silver for his purple zen. The pics have disappeared from the post thought... A local painter near the auto gujri quoted 250 bucks for painting 5 rims (my steel OE discs... not alloys)

aZa · 6th October 2006, 23:53

Guys can we get a Bronze plating done on chrome alloys for the Golden look? does anyone do it in delhi ?

hellspawn · 7th October 2006, 03:20

@aza:i think one of the members got it done on his getz....phenom.i think autopsyche did it.not too sure though.

Vid6639 · 13th April 2007, 11:28

just the thread I was looking for. I need to get my Lancer SFXi OE enkei alloys rechromed. same finish same colour just redone as there are some marks on it which I am not able to remove.

Anyone know where in bangalore this can be done.

iraghava · 13th April 2007, 11:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by vid6639

just the thread I was looking for. I need to get my Lancer SFXi OE enkei alloys rechromed. same finish same colour just redone as there are some marks on it which I am not able to remove.

IIRC the standard alloys aren't chrome but had a machined finish. Bloody difficult to find somebody who can refinish the machine finish, so if you find somebody tell me about it also.

vikram_d · 13th April 2007, 12:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rehaan

Firstly, the quality of chrome commonly found in India is not great

This is not true. We have excellent chrome available in India. But the problem here is that nobody does the plating properly. Normally to chrome plate any metal you first need to do a couple of rounds of copper plating. This is because chrome adheres very well to a copper base coat. But nobody does this as it pushes the plating cost very high.

Also hard chrome plating is an overkill for alloys and it is also very expensive. Hard chrome is normally used for reconditioning mechanical shafts. But nothing can beat the look of a hard chrome plated alloy wheel.

@vid - There are a lot of people who do good chrome plating in bangalore.

Vid6639 · 13th April 2007, 12:07

yeah some sort of finish with concentric circles pattern. and that too shiny chrome lip, another less shiny surface on the front and the design chakra in dull silver.

I think it's similar to the OHC Enkei's.

Damn I hope I find someone to fix one alloy which some sort of chemical stain on it.

vikram_d · 13th April 2007, 12:15

Fixing just one wheel might be a problem as the plating colours might not match your other wheels.

Vid6639 · 13th April 2007, 12:18

yeah but as iraghava said it's not actually a plating. yeah i can all of them done if the finish is good.

But the problem is to get that sort of finish. Vikram have you seen the SFXi alloy closely?

I guess it's not exactly chrome plating then.

12th June 2006, 15:36	#31
sleepy BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: chennai Posts: 41 Thanked: 0 Times	hey kroner, there is a specific set of alloys at sprocket for the octavia i saw yest.. its a black design with grey metallic finish in a straight spoke design (i think 6 spokes). check it out. its on display at the right side window... looks very awesome and original. think its fron lenso or league. looked like a 16 incher
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12th June 2006, 15:57	#32
a4_attitude BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New Delhi Posts: 508 Thanked: 101 Times View My Garage	I have heard that refurbishing an old alloy is not a good idea, as in second hand alloys can be cracked, which are filled and then powder coated, I would say its risky, though I know many guys with second hand refurbish alloys without any problem, but personally i would say skoda alloys are easily avialable atleast in Delhi with so many options Regards Wadhwa Ajay
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12th June 2006, 16:09	#33
kroner Newbie Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 21 Thanked: 0 Times	Thanks guys, But this is for a new set of alloys -- not for a set that I intend to refurb. I did see the ones you mentioned at Sprocket, but I believe they are 4-bolt jobs not 5. Won't fit on an Octavia. I know someone out there can do this kind of thing. Any leads would be appreciated.
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12th June 2006, 21:40	#34
sleepy BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: chennai Posts: 41 Thanked: 0 Times	dude they are 5 bolt, thats the reason i didnt take them coz they wont fit on my swift! all my friends who came with me thought it was absolutely hot lookin! too bad i didnt take a pic of it
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13th June 2006, 17:17	#35
5u3zEr0 BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Madras Posts: 379 Thanked: 3 Times	You should only paint alloy rims with paints which can sustain the high temperature which the wheels are subjected to during normal driving. These paints are special and painting a wheel with these paints costs around 1000 bucks.
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20th August 2006, 23:35	#36
MVSAKA Newbie Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 5 Thanked: 0 Times	Pinting alloy wheels I can paint the alloy wheels in my factory. Normally we for industrial products and not automotives. For auto enthu... I can take up the job. We are located in Bangalore.
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22nd August 2006, 21:33	#37
s0uljah Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: BLR Posts: 2,222 Thanked: 26 Times View My Garage	Hmm, there was another member who painted his aura alloys silver for his purple zen. The pics have disappeared from the post thought... A local painter near the auto gujri quoted 250 bucks for painting 5 rims (my steel OE discs... not alloys)
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6th October 2006, 23:53	#38
aZa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Noida / Delhi Posts: 1,595 Thanked: 21 Times View My Garage	Guys can we get a Bronze plating done on chrome alloys for the Golden look? does anyone do it in delhi ?
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7th October 2006, 03:20	#39
hellspawn Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: noida Posts: 1,686 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (10)	@aza:i think one of the members got it done on his getz....phenom.i think autopsyche did it.not too sure though.
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13th April 2007, 11:28	#40
Vid6639 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17,730 Thanked: 43,477 Times View My Garage	just the thread I was looking for. I need to get my Lancer SFXi OE enkei alloys rechromed. same finish same colour just redone as there are some marks on it which I am not able to remove. Anyone know where in bangalore this can be done.
	() Thanks

13th April 2007, 12:07	#43
Vid6639 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17,730 Thanked: 43,477 Times View My Garage	yeah some sort of finish with concentric circles pattern. and that too shiny chrome lip, another less shiny surface on the front and the design chakra in dull silver. I think it's similar to the OHC Enkei's. Damn I hope I find someone to fix one alloy which some sort of chemical stain on it.
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13th April 2007, 12:15	#44
vikram_d Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,427 Thanked: 1,185 Times	Fixing just one wheel might be a problem as the plating colours might not match your other wheels.
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13th April 2007, 12:18	#45
Vid6639 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17,730 Thanked: 43,477 Times View My Garage	yeah but as iraghava said it's not actually a plating. yeah i can all of them done if the finish is good. But the problem is to get that sort of finish. Vikram have you seen the SFXi alloy closely? I guess it's not exactly chrome plating then.
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