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Originally Posted by Impala
Hi Suginami,
Great looking rims on your car!
I also have a set of machined eight hole rims that I consider to refinish. There're curb rashes and minor corrosion around the lip, plus scratches on the clear coat (some of these scratches deep enough to 'disturb' the groove marks). But the clear coat is overall in good shape, as the rims look very shiney after washing.
Did your wheels had much curb damage & corrison before? They certainly look excellent in the pictures, but how would you describe the refinishing results - 80%, 90%, or even higher of new? Did the refinishing 'rewrite' all the groove marks?
Also, how did the refinishing hold up after a couple of years now?
Sorry to ask you so many questions, and thanking you in advance for sharing your experience.
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Sorry for taking so long to reply. I don't know how I missed your post.
The wheels had a small amount of curb rash. No corrosion, but the clear coat had completely failed, and had flaked off in areas. What was left of the finish was cloudy, white-ish, and scratched.
The results were 100% like new, with a few small exceptions. Yes, the refinishing "re-writes" the vinyl-record-like grooves.
The only flaw present on maybe two of my rims are a few tiny, bubbles. The wheel refinisher said they are caused by porosity in the allow. He gave me the option of redoing the rims for free, but couldn't guarantee that it wouldn't happen again.