Alloy painter in the North East

BeeEmmDubleYuu · 03-18-2014, 03:19 PM

I was wondering if someone could recommend anyone who could repaint alloys to a glossy black colour? Needs to be a good job but also the price has to be neat too

Gk E92 330d · 03-18-2014, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by BeeEmmDubleYuu

I was wondering if someone could recommend anyone who could repaint alloys to a glossy black colour? Needs to be a good job but also the price has to be neat too

Chris at wefixalloys in North Shields. Highly recommended tell him Gordon sent you my calipers are getting done at the end of the month

Mikey B · 03-20-2014, 08:57 PM

Check Dan out at An Illusion body shop in Thornaby On Tees if it's within distance, he will mix any colour you want and he did mine for me in a black pearl that shines when the light hits it

here are mine and the most recent spray he's done quickly on his own wheels, awesome colour considering he was just messing about with them

Digitalize · 03-20-2014, 09:14 PM

If you want just gloss black, powder coat them, will be cheaper, and the finish is much stronger.

Mikey B · 03-21-2014, 01:26 PM

I would have said decent powdercoating costs more than decent spraying as like you said it's stronger, just less colour option, and cheap powdercoating easily flakes. Decent lacquer is just as good

M2RTY · 03-22-2014, 03:23 AM

Romax £240 quid any colour same day powdercoating, drive in/out

BeeEmmDubleYuu · 03-22-2014, 04:17 AM

Ok so powder coating the way forward? How can you tell if the initial powder coating job does not flake at a later date?

One further question is assuming an alloy is kerbed in future, usually i can get this "touched up" but thats based on the original alloy colour, would these guys provide some touch up paint or is it a case of refurbishing the entire alloy?

Mikey B · 03-23-2014, 04:51 PM

Powdercoating places that seem too cheap will be cheap jobs basically, and it forms a layer over it by being electrostatically charged, if you want it done properly after kurbing you'll have to re-do the alloy, theres no blending it like paint. You could always touch it up with a touch up kit but you'll be able to see it up close. Saying that i slightly kurbed my old ones and it didnt go through the paint, they just don't do flake like i wanted in mine it's all basic colours which is fine for your gloss black.

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BeeEmmDubleYuu Private First Class 25 Rep 137 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Here iTrader: (0)	Alloy painter in the North East I was wondering if someone could recommend anyone who could repaint alloys to a glossy black colour? Needs to be a good job but also the price has to be neat too
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Mikey B Private First Class 13 Rep 146 Posts Drives: E92 325 Coupe Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Blackpool iTrader: (0)	Check Dan out at An Illusion body shop in Thornaby On Tees if it's within distance, he will mix any colour you want and he did mine for me in a black pearl that shines when the light hits it here are mine and the most recent spray he's done quickly on his own wheels, awesome colour considering he was just messing about with them
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Digitalize Photographer 407 Rep 2,635 Posts Drives: 320D Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	If you want just gloss black, powder coat them, will be cheaper, and the finish is much stronger.
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Mikey B Private First Class 13 Rep 146 Posts Drives: E92 325 Coupe Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Blackpool iTrader: (0)	I would have said decent powdercoating costs more than decent spraying as like you said it's stronger, just less colour option, and cheap powdercoating easily flakes. Decent lacquer is just as good
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03-22-2014, 03:23 AM	#6
M2RTY Member 17 Rep 141 Posts Drives: e46, e93 + f23 M sport verts! Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Darlington, UK iTrader: (0)	Romax £240 quid any colour same day powdercoating, drive in/out
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03-22-2014, 04:17 AM	#7
BeeEmmDubleYuu Private First Class 25 Rep 137 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Here iTrader: (0)	Ok so powder coating the way forward? How can you tell if the initial powder coating job does not flake at a later date? One further question is assuming an alloy is kerbed in future, usually i can get this "touched up" but thats based on the original alloy colour, would these guys provide some touch up paint or is it a case of refurbishing the entire alloy?
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03-23-2014, 04:51 PM	#8
Mikey B Private First Class 13 Rep 146 Posts Drives: E92 325 Coupe Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Blackpool iTrader: (0)	Powdercoating places that seem too cheap will be cheap jobs basically, and it forms a layer over it by being electrostatically charged, if you want it done properly after kurbing you'll have to re-do the alloy, theres no blending it like paint. You could always touch it up with a touch up kit but you'll be able to see it up close. Saying that i slightly kurbed my old ones and it didnt go through the paint, they just don't do flake like i wanted in mine it's all basic colours which is fine for your gloss black.
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