split rim refurb in or near london

[planted1]

My work equips were in very poor condition,paint missing,flakey,bubbled,
one rim had been kerbed by me,quite deeply.

I stripped them apartand took them to a place in wednesbury west mids,
he polished the rims to near perfect,dipped,cleaned and sprayed the centres and caps.
I resealed them according to the great post on here(jeff d i think)
new tyres,which i overpressured(off car)and they are sealed fine,
i'm very pleased with the results,total cost £148
Not near london i know,but my point is that the job willbe a lot cheaper if you split them yourself.
the guy stayed up till 3.30 am bank holiday sunday morning to complete them.

[Rahzel]

Where abouts in wednesbury mate? I work in wednesbury

[Marf]

Whats the name of the place planted?

[Ben Varnals]

I used http://www.wheelrefurbishing.co.uk think they do split rims. I'v used them for wheel refurb a few time do a great job and have a quick turn over.

[planted1]

Seems like they are right on your doorstep rahz
161 leabrook road,tipton,opposite the jolly collier
open day 22nd this month.
(this is the workshop)
marf,
they are
http://www.wheelmaniacs.co.uk/

cheers

steve

[Rahzel]

Yeh i saw the place, i pass it on my way to work lol!!! bout 5 mins from where i live. i'll have to pop down and see what they can do for me as i have 2 sets of wheels i need doing

Looks like they do a good job!

[Slarty]

Well, here they are

Only one photo, and not very good resolution I'm afraid as my digicam is deaded



I'm very pleased with them

Edit: Just to add they're Algernon Intelesse wheels, no longer made and a b1tch to find any information on

[antnkel]

My work equips were in very poor condition,paint missing,flakey,bubbled,
one rim had been kerbed by me,quite deeply.

I stripped them apartand took them to a place in wednesbury west mids,
he polished the rims to near perfect,dipped,cleaned and sprayed the centres and caps.
I resealed them according to the great post on here(jeff d i think)
new tyres,which i overpressured(off car)and they are sealed fine,
i'm very pleased with the results,total cost £148
Not near london i know,but my point is that the job willbe a lot cheaper if you split them yourself.
the guy stayed up till 3.30 am bank holiday sunday morning to complete them.
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How did you seal them?

[planted1]

slarty,
They look really good,made a fine job of them

Antknel,
i sealed them with silicone sealant,marine grade,easily got hold of.
Trick is not to put too much on,works made the recess for the sealant
in an upside down pyramid shape,when you put air in the tyres it forces this wedge shaped seal even further into the rim,clever eh?

steve

[antnkel]

Thought you meant you'd sealed the rims coz I'd heard polished rims didn't like lauquer