Two of my silver 19” Venom wheels need some restoration/refinishing. They are not bent.

I’m being offered the option of bringing the car into the wheel shop, but they say they can’t finish the work same day.

I’m also being offered a mobile repair option that can finish the work in one day.

Dealer uses both vendors. Dealer Service Mgr. recommends both, but thinks the shop gives slightly better results.

Anyone have experience or recommendations here?

Thanks!

 

When I bought my car they did the mobile repair at the dealership which is basically a quick spray of some clear paint after the scuffs are removed. About a year later it started chipping off (could have been poor prep). I have since had them done at a wheel shop where they did a much better job and have lasted now more that two years. It cost about $220/wheel for the for the wheel shop (in 6/2020).

 

I'd be interested in what you find out. I assume prices are about the same. I only have the one car so mobile makes sense to me.
I have looked into it a bit in the Tucson area but have not gotten very far. I think they do the work with the tires mounted?? Do they only do the front face or the entire wheel? Can they only do the damaged areas? I have curb rash but only on the passenger side in limited areas so I would like to see only the damaged places fixed. Keep us informed.

 

I would check out the "wheel shop process" as I think it was a clear powder coat which is much more durable....

 

Follow up here. I went with the wheel shop option, which required an overnight visit. Refinished all four wheels and they look fantastic now.

Wheel shop used a powder coating process. To answer AZBob's questions, I'm pretty sure that the powder coating process requires you to refinish the entire wheel, not just the problem area. I can only see the front face of the wheel, I'm not sure if they do anything with the back side. I'd doubt it... I think the mobile guys might be able to spot repair problem areas because they're more or less just painting the wheel...

Shop I used is WheelTech in Santa Clara, CA. Depending on the level of damage and repair required, you can expect to pay $100-$200 per wheel - which seems to be the going rate here in CA.

Now, I think I'll just keep my car parked in the garage and stare at the wheels....!

Cheers!!

 

Any before and after photos possible?

 

I'm crazy-finicky about OEM wheels. Jaguar has them fabricated in Thailand, or in Italy, or.... and for some reason that makes them as important to me as caring for the car itself. When I get serious body damage, I want the whole panel refinished to new by the Jaguar-shop and no one else.
I've seen NEW Jaguar rims sold on Ebay for $300 and change USD, and I know that the Refinish-an-existing wheel always either flakes off by next year, or patinas to the wrong color over time.
I'd rather buy a new replacement if I really scare a rim, OR if the rims just has a little rash, Jaguar's own wheel touch-up and some patient sanding down will fill the rash pits beautifully, and won't deteriorate over time.

 

@NewLester de Rocin I experienced your concern 1st hand with this exact situation. The overnight powdercoat wheel shop. Had all 4 done...drips, droops, and orange peel. Had them re done; less orange peel, still drips and droops. Had them re-re-done and a little orange peel and the same drips and droops. I accepted my fate as long as the coating held at that point.

*​​​​​​fast forward 2yr

The powdercoat has MANY micro scratches and peeling on 2 wheels. The peeling only revealed another layer of powdercoat. The next paragraph will explain why the drips and droops never went away.... And the orange peel was so prevalent.

Spoke to a local very well established and EXPERT powdercoater of 40+ years. Here's the deets of how they do the 24hr deal. He was aware of that shop I went to. And he makes a lot of money cleaning up after them. He actually had 2 other jobs there of a similar situation.

They "hot flock" the wheels. Meaning they clean the dust off, scuff it up, heat the wheel, and spray powder on it. This instantly melts the powder getting mediocre adhesion. They then finish bake and send it out. Done in 24hrs. It checks all the boxes and gets it out the door.

Real powder coating needs the substrate chemically stripped and acid etched. Then baked for a few days to off gas. Then powder coated. Then baked. Then rest for 3 days. This takes a couple weeks at the shortest. But will produce a better finish than what Jaguar will have or can ever produce.