Is refinishing an almost mint wheel worth it?

TomLegit · 07-26-2016, 08:25 AM

I brought my car in for new tires and it came back with a very minor gouge on my otherwise perfect wheel. The shop offered to get it refinished for free but I am unsure of the quality of having this done. If I have a good opportunity to go back to mint I would like to take it. But i would rather live with a unnoticeable gouge than maybe have the color off or the durability of the finish be lessened. Perhaps I just seek some other compensation. Does anyone have any insight to this? Pics below

TomLegit · 07-26-2016, 06:30 PM

This took so long to be approved I already had to make the decision... In case anyone cares I took it to a wheel guy who told me with the hyper silver finish on these wheels the paint would never match perfect, and it would cost around $300 to do a good job.

Obviously this minor flaw is better than having one wheel stand out from the rest and I wouldn't even consider it if I wasn't offered the opportunity to have it done for free. The guys at the tire store told me they only pay $80 to their "wheel guy" so I can assume they either have a good hookup or the work would be garbagio. I accepted the $80 credit back off my tires.

Overall I am very pleased with how gracefully they handled this situation. I expected to call up and tell them I was 100% this gash, although tiny, was not there yesterday and they would show me the door. They also found tires for me in 1 hr that every other shop told me 2 days and charged me 100$ less than all other quotes i got for 2 installed. I have used this shop before and have never had a complaint till now. For these reasons I was happy to accept far less than a quality refinish would cost and am just happy to have this uncomfortable situation behind me (also happy to be pushing Michelin Pilot Super Sports again!)

Chan Chee Hoe · 07-26-2016, 07:21 PM

Forget it,once your car is running,the chance of getting more of these chips,will be high...

07-26-2016, 08:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
TomLegit Base Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Hartford CT Posts: 3 Drives: 14 370 MB MT Rep Power: 11	Is refinishing an almost mint wheel worth it? I brought my car in for new tires and it came back with a very minor gouge on my otherwise perfect wheel. The shop offered to get it refinished for free but I am unsure of the quality of having this done. If I have a good opportunity to go back to mint I would like to take it. But i would rather live with a unnoticeable gouge than maybe have the color off or the durability of the finish be lessened. Perhaps I just seek some other compensation. Does anyone have any insight to this? Pics below

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07-26-2016, 06:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
TomLegit Base Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Hartford CT Posts: 3 Drives: 14 370 MB MT Rep Power: 11	This took so long to be approved I already had to make the decision... In case anyone cares I took it to a wheel guy who told me with the hyper silver finish on these wheels the paint would never match perfect, and it would cost around $300 to do a good job. Obviously this minor flaw is better than having one wheel stand out from the rest and I wouldn't even consider it if I wasn't offered the opportunity to have it done for free. The guys at the tire store told me they only pay $80 to their "wheel guy" so I can assume they either have a good hookup or the work would be garbagio. I accepted the $80 credit back off my tires. Overall I am very pleased with how gracefully they handled this situation. I expected to call up and tell them I was 100% this gash, although tiny, was not there yesterday and they would show me the door. They also found tires for me in 1 hr that every other shop told me 2 days and charged me 100$ less than all other quotes i got for 2 installed. I have used this shop before and have never had a complaint till now. For these reasons I was happy to accept far less than a quality refinish would cost and am just happy to have this uncomfortable situation behind me (also happy to be pushing Michelin Pilot Super Sports again!)

07-26-2016, 07:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
Chan Chee Hoe Track Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Singapore Posts: 861 Drives: 370z,Yellow,7sp A Rep Power: 17	Forget it,once your car is running,the chance of getting more of these chips,will be high...