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Goksly

Goksly

Goksly

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Hi,
So I have a Golf GTI from 2018. I really like the car and can see myself keeping this for a good while to come! However it's paintwork could do with a refresh - few stone chips and scratches and 6 years of general wear and tear, so looking to get it restored to new(ish). When I look on various websites I'm bamboozed by the lingo... "paint correct, stage 1, stage 2, ceramic coating" etc. So what should I be looking for service and cost wise? I know it's not going to be cheap, but also don't want to get ripped off!

Also my alloys are in great condition kerb wise (i.e. no impacts) but look pretty rough - I think the terminology is "white worm" where water has got under the lacquer. again - what terminology should I be looking at and cost to get them put back to new?

Cheers!
 
Goksly said:
Also my alloys are in great condition kerb wise (i.e. no impacts) but look pretty rough - I think the terminology is "white worm" where water has got under the lacquer. again - what terminology should I be looking at and cost to get them put back to new?

Cheers!
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Wheels can get resprayed, relacquered, diamond cut etc ... might be worth watching a few episodes of Wheeler Dealers and you'll find out more about the process.

I've never used them but Wheelmania is often featured on the Mat Armstrong YouTube channel, and he rates them.
 
Goksly said:
Hi,
So I have a Golf GTI from 2018. I really like the car and can see myself keeping this for a good while to come! However it's paintwork could do with a refresh - few stone chips and scratches and 6 years of general wear and tear, so looking to get it restored to new(ish). When I look on various websites I'm bamboozed by the lingo... "paint correct, stage 1, stage 2, ceramic coating" etc. So what should I be looking for service and cost wise? I know it's not going to be cheap, but also don't want to get ripped off!

Also my alloys are in great condition kerb wise (i.e. no impacts) but look pretty rough - I think the terminology is "white worm" where water has got under the lacquer. again - what terminology should I be looking at and cost to get them put back to new?

Cheers!
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For minor scratches get a decent scratch remover compound, I've used G3 Pro Scratch Remover with good results, a few microfibre cloths of good quality, and follow the instructions on the packet which is basically gently apply a bit to scratched area, leave it a short time, buff off. Easy and not expensive.
 
This is where my inexperience shows itself - I was hoping the "white worm" was just to do with the lacquer layer. So it will need to be recut all over? Thats a short coming of the whole diamond cut scenario!

Anyone got any input around ceramic coating or any of the other tech lingo that is thrown around. Is it worth the money? Or is it like guardx and just something to make money.
 
Im in a similar boat, M135i coming on for 10 years old. Need two alloys refurbing, a scratch on the front wing, marks on the rear bumper and I was quoted, £80 each, £380 and £300 for the works from one place, but they are too far to take the car in and leave it so having to look elsewhere. alloys should be doable on the drive, but the scratch and marks are not, so would mean being without a car for a period whilst it is in and id most likely have to drop off and pick up on a sat so whole week without the car. Now looking for someone closer to get a quote from.
 
Diamond cut alloys are always a nightmare. They're never quite the same as factory finish once they've been refurbed.. they also have a limited amount of refurbishment in them due to the cutting process.

Powder coating is typically the better option if you don't mind the look of them. I find that diamond cut refurbs only lasts as long as it takes to get a stone chip on the wheel face!
 
Goksly said:
This is where my inexperience shows itself - I was hoping the "white worm" was just to do with the lacquer layer. So it will need to be recut all over? Thats a short coming of the whole diamond cut scenario!

Anyone got any input around ceramic coating or any of the other tech lingo that is thrown around. Is it worth the money? Or is it like guardx and just something to make money.
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Ppf not worth the money

Just get it paint corrected and ceramic coated
Ask them to do the wheels to as they can ceramic coat those too
Then all you do is regularly wash it will be easy to maintain and quick
 
Goksly said:
This is where my inexperience shows itself - I was hoping the "white worm" was just to do with the lacquer layer. So it will need to be recut all over? Thats a short coming of the whole diamond cut scenario!

Anyone got any input around ceramic coating or any of the other tech lingo that is thrown around. Is it worth the money? Or is it like guardx and just something to make money.
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Powdercoat of your choice would be much more resilient than diamond cut.
 
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Yeah when I'm on about ceramic and lingo I'm more on about restoring the body of the car. For the wheels I was hoping it could just be relacquered but looks like a refurb jobbie.

So yeah any info about the body work aspect would be appreciated.
 
jellybeard999 said:
Powdercoat of your choice would be much more resilient than diamond cut.
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This, powdercoat is much more durable than paint or polished/lacquered wheels. On the other hand, diamond cut looks dated IMHO, was never a fan in the first place...
 
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Which style of alloys does the car have? I would be tempted to investigate whether anyone can do a two tone powdercoat finish for you, as the Austin alloys for example look like quite 'base spec' when they're a single colour IMO.

example - https://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=286595.msg2622408#msg2622408

So you retain the effect of the diamond cut style of the wheel but without the likelihood of corrosion reappearing in 6 months.
 
Goksly said:
Brescia 19"
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That Alloy I have found looks rather odd when not Diamond Cut unfortunately, IMO ofc.

Although if going down the Powdercoat Route I’d have to say has to be Black, Gun Metal/Dark Grey… Not OEM Silver approach.

Unless as two tone finish is possible, then that would look miles and a closer match to the Diamond cut finish as mentioned above.
 
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Gilbert89 said:
That Alloy I have found looks rather odd when not Diamond Cut unfortunately, IMO ofc.

Although if going down the Powdercoat Route I’d have to say has to be Black, Gun Metal/Dark Grey… Not OEM Silver approach.

Unless as two tone finish is possible, then that would look miles and a closer match to the Diamond cut finish as mentioned above.
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OEM silver, nearly always. Some gun metal can work, but generally looks like you're driving about with invisible wheels
 
Begbie said:
OEM silver, nearly always. Some gun metal can work, but generally looks like you're driving about with invisible wheels
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Generally, I’d agree but on a 19” Brescia (Can’t find an example, dammit) but a light Silver looked quite odd.

I actually had a MK7.5 GTD with “Style” Alloys running 235/35/19 from a well regarded Premium Car Dealership and initially I had concerns but after doing some research the manufacturing process was UK based and again a highly regarded company.

I had them for 2 years without issue, hit some hefty wheel breaker pot holes too and they held up (Word were that they were actually stronger than OEM ones) not sure how true it was :p

Photographs aren’t apples for apples, but I couldn’t tell the difference other than size on my previous cars.

“Style”


“OEM”


Only Example I can quickly find, but a Brescia in Gloss Black



Edit: Then again, Refurb will be far more cost effective.
 
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