I tried going the route of having my original aluminum rings fixed. They came
back looking like crap. I had them powder coated to cover the repair. The
finish was supposed to look like brushed aluminum. The results were less than
desirable. They looked better than after the repair, but no where near what
the originals look like. I had 4 flawless aluminum trim rings that looked
terrible. I ended up buying 4 used aluminum rings from ebay. They are not
perfect but they are far superior to the repaired version. By the way all the
repair work was done by a reputable aluminum repair and fabricating facility.
Take it from Glenn, they cannot be redone!
Stuart Beatty
76 Carmine TR6
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim <ebers@wpa.net>
To: 6pack@autox.team.net; Glenn Rattmann <k6na@cts.com>
Sent: Wed, Jan 6, 2010 12:46 am
Subject: Re: [6pack] wheel trim ring set
The originals are aluminum anodized. Once anodized it can not be re done.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Glenn Rattmann" <k6na@cts.com>
To: <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 7:37 PM
Subject: Re: [6pack] wheel trim ring set
> At 12:15 PM 1/5/2010, Stuart wrote:
>
>>I want to replace my old scratched up & dented wheel trim rings. VB is
>>currently advertising a special price for a set.
>>Are these any good or would I be better off looking around the internet
>>for
>>something original?
>
> The VB ones (and probably all after-market ones) appear to be the
> stainless steel type,
> offered by most vendors. I have a set for one of my cars and they
> look pretty good, for the price.
> But I agree with Jim Jones that they don't look as good as the
> originals. Originals were aluminum, have a different
> sheen, and are a bit wider. Jim's suggestion to get the originals
> 'rebuilt' is interesting.... If someone does it,
> let us know the results!
>
> Glenn/San Diego
> 74 and 74.5
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