HI Guys just wondering if there is any where in the london area that refurbish alloys in a crome finish. I dnt want to change the original lexus alloys quite fund of them but was thinking of a more crome look Has any one done this.

Thanks
Guys

Can't help on where, but I agree, a chrome finish would look excellent. Check out some pictures on Altezza sports and prestige website.

Pete (Global Graphics) should be able to help you

Just had a look, dont know if this company can help.

http://www.autocaresystems.com/pages/chroming.htm

A bit but ukazn is your avitar Leyton Azda/B&Q??

Heres a couple both seem to do wheels and other bits


douglas plating

London Chroming Company Ltd
735 Old Kent Road, London, SE15, England
Tel: 020 7639 6434 .London chrome website

This company is based in Leeds.
The cost is £100 per wheel +VAT and you have to post/courier to them without tyres and it takes around 7 days.
Probably better off putting the £470 towards a brand new set of wheels and seeling your old ones or keeping as a spare set.

How about just getting them polished? Don't have to wash them twice a day as you do with chrome.

Would they not need to have all the powder coating etc stripped off with the polishing?

What sort of finish would you get when polishing them then?

Stu

It was in Margate, Tesco carpark.

You could try Pristine in Milton Keynes. It's where Lexus send their wheels for refurbishment.

I wanted to get a set of wheels refurbed and I asked them about high polish finish. He said it was not a problem to do it but did not reccomend it for everyday driving because it will fade and go dull.It was a process they reccomended for "Show Cars"

Mine are still looking good, car was registered in Nov 2000.

We are looking at the possibility of polishing a set of Lexus 18" rims, just to see what they look like. We like the idea of polishing them and the recesses in the spokes having a vinyl insert, possibly coloured similar to the car. Im just waiting to take my original rims off again when the Mania's are finished and we shall have a go with one. The trouble with it is that if the rims are kerb rashed, you cant fill them like with chroming or powder coating as you will see it after polishing.

Once we have had time to do one, I will post pics and a price per set. Its all down to time really.

if you want a set to practice on pete, i still have my 16" lexus wheels sitting in the garage collecting dust.

Stu

i saw there is now a uk company offering tripple chrome plating on any wheels you wanna throw at them. cost - £1250 for 4!!!!!!!!!!!

Either way you could try "spit and polish" based in tonbridge - very highly rated and have the most comprehensive powdercoating procedure i have seen around. £51 a wheel will see it coated in black chrome.

you mean like lextasy do already, even got scorpians car pictured..

why not just order the chrome Lexus wheels from......................Lexus(ok, i admit there a US part)

and he must have got paid handsomly for it . .........explains why he is driving an LS now