On 3/7/05 3:09 PM, in article MPG.1c967eee12238981989f54@207.14.113.17,
"Dave Garrett" <dave@compassnet.com> wrote:

> In article <422C9C12.30008@interbaun.com>, "motsco_ _" <"motsco_
> _"@interbaun.com> says...
>> Dave Garrett wrote:
>
>>> Anyone had any experience with the companies that refinish alloy wheels
>>> to remove curb rash? All four of the 5-spoke alloys on my 99 Accord V6
>>> have curb rash to varying degrees (mostly around the edges of the wheel,
>>> but one of them has a 1" spot on the spoke itself), and I'm wondering
>>> how much it would cost to have them refinished vs. just looking for a
>>> used replacement set in good condition.
>>>
>>> And before it's suggested that I learn to drive better, the wheels were
>>> like that when I bought the car, and I haven't even come close to adding
>>> any additional rash to them since I've owned it.
>>>
>>> Dave
>>
>> -------------------
>>
>> You might want to mention where you are. There's a big outfit in
>> Montreal (Canada) that does it. Are they the ones with silver laquer
>> paint on top of a thick undercoat, or just laquered metal?
>
> Sorry, I'm in Texas. They're identical to this one (lacquered metal):
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=7958651720
>
> Dave
>

I had a pair of alloy wheels done on a '91 240SX after an incident that
involved scraping them against a high curb at about 40 MPH. They were very
deeply gouged. Repair was a flat $125 per wheel, sight unseen, at Star Tire
in Dallas (on Harry Hines). They came back good as new.