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This is a discussion on Grinding Alloys within the Maintenance & Performance forums, part of the General Motoring Discussions category; Hi All, It's been a while since my last post, but I had a run in with a kerb this ...
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09-07-2003, 11:06
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| Grinding Alloys Hi All, It's been a while since my last post, but I had a run in with a kerb this morning... Unfortunately living in london, parralell parking is a daily occurrence. I have no problem with this except when it all goes wrong... The alloys tend to get a little grinding every now and then.  Can anyone recommend any reapir methods to bring them back to life, all smooth and perfect?  Thanks, Keoghan |
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09-07-2003, 13:21
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| A good temporary repair (I've been told) is to polish off the grinded area with "wet and dry", the finest grade possible (being careful not to scratch untainted bits). Then go over the area with a clear lacquer, as if treating an area of touched up paintwork. This apparently stops corrosion getting into the alloy and will stop bubbling of the face of the alloy, even in unground bits!! I have just bought some wet and dry, and will be protecting my unfortunate grind & couple of chunks tonight. Wet and dry is also good for getting those black tar marks out the scratches. 
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09-07-2003, 13:28
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| There's a company called Auto Image that do alloy repairs, including repainting, our local BMW dealer uses them so they must be okay. There are branches in Glasgow and Edinburgh so maybe they're a national ? I've got a connection speed of 28kbps at work, otherwise I'd try to find you a link 
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09-07-2003, 13:38
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| 28kbps. I do feel sorry for you. The place I work for has just won a massive contract and part of the IT upgrade to cope with it is an upgrade from ISDN to broadband for my office. WAHHOOOO! I only hope there will a CD-RW drive somewhere here too so I can transport all the stuff I download home. 
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09-07-2003, 16:19
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| Thanks all, the whole blast and re-spray appears to be about £40 per wheel. I may try my hand at touching up the alloys first, and if that all goes badly, possibly a respray  Anyone know what the cost of a new set of 17's for the vRS are? Cheers, Keoghan |
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09-07-2003, 16:37
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| Quite a lot methinks, £150 a wheel perhaps, which is why I went the ebay route. Not that I was after vRS alloys - It was just that Skoda "genuine" parts didn't do anything bigger than 15" and I wanted 17" really badly.
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09-07-2003, 19:46
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| VRS 17 from a dealer without tyre is £165 inc vat |
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09-07-2003, 21:54
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| Oooh - £15 out, not bad. I rang VW with my part number for my alloys, after I'd already bought them, and was told they were £155 inc. VAT each. So to pay 390 notes for four boxed ones was quite a bargain! The bloke in VW parts said he'd never heard of the model of wheel, which keeps them unique for me - Ta very much VW!
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