Can stock wheels be refinished?
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Le Mans Master
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Can stock wheels be refinished?
Some of the clearcoat is flaking off in a couple places on my '95's factory saw blades. Also, have a few scraped places on the rims more like where wheel balance weights once might have been pressed-on.
Is it possible for a good tire and wheel shop to remove the old clearcoat and put on new clear coat? Repair the nicks on the rims? I like the look of the stocker wheels and would rather put the $$ into other mods than new wheels if I can get them refinished at a reasonable price somewhere.
Is it possible for a good tire and wheel shop to remove the old clearcoat and put on new clear coat? Repair the nicks on the rims? I like the look of the stocker wheels and would rather put the $$ into other mods than new wheels if I can get them refinished at a reasonable price somewhere.
Instructor
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From: St. Peters Mo
Re: Can stock wheels be refinished? (Lone Ranger)
I had one rim on my 95 that had the clearcoat flaking off and it just looked awful. Took it in and had it repaired for $130 and it looks like new. They said they'd do all four for $400.
Racer
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From: Wichita KS
Re: Can stock wheels be refinished? (RDRUNR)
For $100 a wheel, I had my stock wheels polished. He fixed the bad curb rash that one of them had. I did not have the clearcoat reapplied because it would end up dulling over time because of pitting. I did this when a couple of my wheels had the clearcoat peeling.
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