Refurbishment/refinish for 'brushed' alloys

bewareofspoilers · 06-25-2018, 02:57 AM

Hello all

I'm about to order a set of HRE's, but quite reluctant on opting for their more special finishes, such as the 'brushed dark clear', solely due to my concerns for their future maintenance. I don't personally know any wheels refurbishment shop in the country that offers 'brushed' finish, so if every curb rash would mean a return shipment to the states then obviously I'm better off with the standard gloss/satin finishes.

Yet I can't lie I'm a huge fan of the look. I wonder if anyone can perhaps recommend an established workshop that is capable of the task so that I know I am somewhat insured?

Huge thanks in advance

Pic for reference

YMBF801989 · 06-25-2018, 09:43 AM

Wheel Unique can do that same finish. He can do near enough ANYTHING.

bewareofspoilers · 06-26-2018, 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by YMBF801989

Wheel Unique can do that same finish. He can do near enough ANYTHING.

I looked them up, that was very helpful, thanks a bunch!

Would still love to know if similar workshops can be found in south Wales or west/south-west England.

YMBF801989 · 06-27-2018, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by bewareofspoilers

I looked them up, that was very helpful, thanks a bunch!

Would still love to know if similar workshops can be found in south Wales or west/south-west England.

Dan is basically the best of the best (in my opinion).

fortythirtyfive · 07-19-2022, 09:04 AM

This thread seems to get a lot of UK attention and even though it's old now I thought it was worth mentioning as I was solely relying on him (I couldn't find any one else at all in the UK).

He only works on split rims, single piece wheels that aren't split he doesn't want to work on. I wondered if split rims were easier or something for him.. having watched a few videos the faces look just as hard to do on a split design though so I'm not sure on the decision.

If you've got split rims then his work is appears to be some of the best.

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bewareofspoilers New Member 23 Rep 26 Posts Drives: Car Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: London iTrader: (0)	Refurbishment/refinish for 'brushed' alloys Hello all I'm about to order a set of HRE's, but quite reluctant on opting for their more special finishes, such as the 'brushed dark clear', solely due to my concerns for their future maintenance. I don't personally know any wheels refurbishment shop in the country that offers 'brushed' finish, so if every curb rash would mean a return shipment to the states then obviously I'm better off with the standard gloss/satin finishes. Yet I can't lie I'm a huge fan of the look. I wonder if anyone can perhaps recommend an established workshop that is capable of the task so that I know I am somewhat insured? Huge thanks in advance Pic for reference
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fortythirtyfive Major 638 Rep 1,380 Posts Drives: 435i MS Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: North iTrader: (0)	This thread seems to get a lot of UK attention and even though it's old now I thought it was worth mentioning as I was solely relying on him (I couldn't find any one else at all in the UK). He only works on split rims, single piece wheels that aren't split he doesn't want to work on. I wondered if split rims were easier or something for him.. having watched a few videos the faces look just as hard to do on a split design though so I'm not sure on the decision. If you've got split rims then his work is appears to be some of the best.
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