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Old 27th January 2018, 05:27 AM
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Default Diamond cut repairs

i have a few tiny annoying marks on my 20" alloys
i was going to sell them but i might just get them mint again because they really suit the car
also the ones i fancy are super expensive
has anybody had this done ?

im near sheffield and found this on u-tube

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlDPU8vWmtw

she is 10 years old now and just clocked up 46,000 and 9 oil changes

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Old 28th January 2018, 01:10 PM
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The biggest problem with diamond cutting is that you're cutting away material.

Cut away too much, and you risk weakening the wheel.

Either way, the centre cap usually sits proud afterwards which is a clear sign wheels have been recut.

Unless the scuffs are bad, I'd probably leave them as it personally...
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Old 28th January 2018, 02:56 PM
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Good point Ian never thought of that..
maybe a good paint job then one day instead..
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Ian's right - there's a limit to how many times you can do this. I've had mine done (by Pristine Alloys near Milton Keynes), who did a great job, but I'd probably only be able to do this one more time, if at all.

The other issue is keeping the diamond cut finish looking good, as the surface tends to more prone to damage than other more robust finishes - I had a protective polymer coating applied to mine after, which helps, but doesn't entirely get round this issue.
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I thought the diamond cut finish was applied to a powdercoat.
You recoat the wheels in silver, then diamond cut the finish to get the neat fresh cut appearance...
I'm sure I saw this process being applied to a set of wheels on either Wheeler Dealers or Car SOS...
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Other way round - diamond cut it then clear coat to protect it
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I had a set of 20's diamond cut for my D4 last year by a place near Manchester.

Stripped, cleaned, repaired, powder coated in a colour, faces diamond cut and then finally a clear powder coat over the lot. They came out

http://www.platinum-coatings.co.uk/prices/
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I thought the diamond cut finish was applied to a powdercoat.
You recoat the wheels in silver, then diamond cut the finish to get the neat fresh cut appearance...
I'm sure I saw this process being applied to a set of wheels on either Wheeler Dealers or Car SOS...
I has the dumb sorry You are right - paint / powdercoat the wheel, diamond cut the paint off to get to the alloy underneath, then clear coat over the top, exactly like that ^
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