does anyone have any experience with fixing spots on the anodized lips of Volk rims or trying to restore them to the way they were by re anodizing them?

i know there are shops that do anodizing for for metals on other items has anyone takin it to a shop like that in order to get them anodized?

 

Search. Especially the Detailing forum, this has been covered.

 

Ryan, call Sabs and ask what they will charge you.

Alex got his SF Challenges re-done there after he curbed them and you can't even tell.

Name: SABS Wheel repair & refinishing
Website: damagedwheels.com
Address: 9331-39 PONDEROSA LN HOUSTON, TX 77074
Tel: 713-772-6813

 

Is this place near u kon??

 

Sorta, its like 40 minutes South of where I'm at.

 

Oh..

 

i did search but no one really talks about re anodizing
and i actually have one wheel at sabs at the moment and they are trying to fix it which is what brought this current subject up becuase a stupid truck tried to run me of the road and i went up a curb and it ****ed up my rim. so they are gonna polish it and see what happens but they were telling me that taking off the anodized part and just polishing it , that it will never look as good ...

 

Most annodizing places refuse to work on wheels, of the 6 places in my city that do it, only one will work on wheels.

They say their is too much liability and people are too **** about colour matching and what not. But you should know nothing is perfect when you get into the custom world.

 

yea true that too bad RAYS cant make it easy and just sell replacement barrels

 

I can tell u once the wheel has been damaged then it will never been the same.. I have work wheels and I have tried and tried to get them fixed over and over.. once that coating is messed up they can't be fixed. If someone tells u they can polish them.. They can't!! Anything they use will destroy the coating.

I have contacted Ravspec and they will tell u that it can't be fixed. They also told me if u have insured the wheels they will help in talking with the insurance company. They also told me I can buy some more wheels but now the price is 3 grand.

Side note.. I found this place, but I don't know if they do RIMS. I have not contacted them.



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Strip the Anodizing, re-polish the wheel. Thats going to be your best bet to get a even color across the barrell. FYI I have heard something about when you remove the anodizing, it weakens the wheels, I have not confirmed this, its just some I heard.

 

Searching gives you essentially the same results as this thread that you're only chance is taking it to get it professionally done but that you are pretty much sol.