Rim Refinishing at Union Rim

[lotus49]

Just got my 16" Alpina's back from Union Rim. Looks like a good job. I won't be mounting them until the spring so this is just a report on the service and the appearance of the job.

The job included straightening, grinding, sandblasting, powder-coating (2 colours) and clear coat. When I dropped them off I had a quote already from previous emailing with John. He pointed out right away that there was a visible bend in one (I hadn't even noticed it before). He said any bends would add $50 per rim for straightening. When he did eventually find 2 other bends, he phoned me right away to notify me.

With the exception of one rim having a slightly imperfect masking between the silver and black, it looks like an excellent job. And the service was very good. It was about a 3-week turnaround - but I had told him there was no rush as I wouldn't be running them until the spring.

A season of running them will tell more of the story I guess.

[lotus49]

Oh yeah - here's a before:

[Deep 3.2TL]

Looks good - what did it run you?

[lotus49]

$960 with tax.

[lotus49]

Oh yeah that included mounting and balancing.

I know it ain't cheap, compared to some refinishing prices I've seen on this forum, but they were recommended here, and no one had any horror stories. If I was skilled enough in this kind of quality work, I'd expect to charge that much . . .

And these are Alpinas.

[Walker10]

I had my rim fixed there. I had two cracks and was losing air.
Not a bad price and haven't had any problems since.
I would recommend them for anyone in the gta.

[lotus49]

Update - Running beautifully, in spite of el Stupido (me) putting the wider rears on the front for a couple hundred km before the mistake was discovered.

No damage fortunately, even though inspection shows tires were rubbing the rear of the wheel well on hard turns.