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I really like my alloys I think they stand out but already I have a scratch on them (the bloody wife’s fault)

 

Can anyone tell me what they’re called. I’ve heard they’re Lazer Cut alloys?

 

How do I find out the colour of them? I know you can pay to get them repaired/polished to remove

scuffs etc but i was wondering if there was a touch up brush/kit to improve the look

 

Any info or advice most welcome thank you 

diamond cut is the phrasing you're looking for.

 

You'd be better just getting them repaired properly rather than trying to bodge a repair yourself. Once the lacquer is breached, it'll invite water in and more lacquer will come off, leaving you with a manky looking wheel.

they are 18" Geminis, Standard fayre on the vRS, they are anthracite 9153 / F8J / 9J9J

Typically refurb on a diamond cut (Skoda call it 'brushed') wheel is more expensive than a normal wheel. As tunedude says, once the lacquer is breached on the cut part of the wheel, it's pretty much certain you'll end up with water ingress and a manky looking wheel. 

 

Best bet IMO would be to ask around a few refurb places and see if they can do a local repair. If it's looking like a full repair is needed, bear in mind a new wheel from Skoda would be about £165, less for second hand somewhere no doubt. 

Thanks everyone for your input

 

Not quite sure what is meant by the cut part of the wheel? Are you saying the scuff in the 2nd photo could/will invite water in and over time could affect the general appearance of the wheel?

 

Are repairs charged per scuffed area or flat charge per wheel?

 

Thanks again

ive costed a repair on my winter set of geminis and it was £300, blasted diamond cut and resprayed.

the lighter area is diamond cut. usually bare metal lacquered, water gets underneath and you get white corrosion called flowering.

Edited 13 November, 20187 yr by JohnnyType2

41 minutes ago, Upthepool said:

Thanks everyone for your input

 

Not quite sure what is meant by the cut part of the wheel? Are you saying the scuff in the 2nd photo could/will invite water in and over time could affect the general appearance of the wheel?

 

Are repairs charged per scuffed area or flat charge per wheel?

 

Thanks again

By cut part, I mean the area that is diamond cut (the bright silver bits). If you'd just scraped paint it would be an easy fix but being the diamond cut area it's harder to do a good repair. Until it is repaired it will invite water in and start to corrode and gradually begin to look horrible, much like Johnny's picture just above, though it would take a while to get that bad. 

I had 18s on my old car and a decent local refurb place were charging around £90 per wheel to completely refurbish them, this included shot blasting, acid dip, defect repair and re-painting.  Off the top of my head diamond cutting was another £10-£15 per wheel.

these are my local guys with a new machine.
 

 

Edited 13 November, 20187 yr by JohnnyType2

 

Thanks everyone for your help. I’ve just come across this company which offers alloy wheel insurance for diamond cut alloys. (Most exclude)

 

£100 for 2 years cover includes 6 x repairs. Work to be carried out by mobile van or local repairer. Max payout per claim £150 no excess to pay.

 

Any views on this or similar products out there 

 

https://shortfall.co.uk/quote/24/1

Someone on here had theirs refurbed but just opted for an anthracite / shadow chrome finish and did away with the diamond cut - they looked really really good. 

 

Anyone know who it was / links to the thread? 

14 hours ago, Upthepool said:

 

Thanks everyone for your help. I’ve just come across this company which offers alloy wheel insurance for diamond cut alloys. (Most exclude)

 

£100 for 2 years cover includes 6 x repairs. Work to be carried out by mobile van or local repairer. Max payout per claim £150 no excess to pay.

 

Any views on this or similar products out there 

 

https://shortfall.co.uk/quote/24/1

 

Repairing the diamond cut surface means removing material (as per the video). I’d be stunned if you were able to do that six times on one wheel. 

2 hours ago, SC03OTT said:

 

Repairing the diamond cut surface means removing material (as per the video). I’d be stunned if you were able to do that six times on one wheel. 

Think you’re right. Heard it’s more like 2/3 times. However the six claims in 2 yrs can obviously be across all 4 alloys