Bent Volk RE30; Any suggestions appreciated

NewJer-Z · 06-17-2013, 07:45 PM

ka24king, thanks, I understand that's one way to do it but considering these wheels were worth ~3k when I bought them, and I bought them partly because I loved the color, I'm trying to preserve the stock volk paint. If it turns out the paint can't be saved and I need to repaint/powdercoat then I will probably just sell them and buy new wheels to be honest.

enkei2k · 06-17-2013, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by ka24king

Just whack it out with a mallet.

I'm sure that's one way to do it, but I mean, just seeing/hearing them wail at the wheel made my heart drop. I'd rather pay more to have it done right/less ghetto.

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Originally Posted by NewJer-Z

Thanks enkei2k. Thats what I was afraid of. After you took the wheel away from the fu*kers that were whacking it with a hammer did the shop you brought it to use a machine to push it back into shape? I've heard theres a machine they can use to minimize the damage done to the wheel but I'm not sure wether that would preserve the paint or not considering my volks are still factory color and to repaint one would mean repainting all four. Not the end of the world but I'm trying to figure out if I would be able to avoid it or not considering I love my Hyper Bronze finish. Thanks for the reply.

Honestly, I don't know what they used or how they did it. They took the wheel off and went to the back while I was in the waiting room. I didn't hear any banging though LOL. It's possible they used a machine, but again, not too sure. They told me right off the bat that the powdercoat will not be there once they fixed the rim. I'm not sure about your Volks though but I'd say get the rim fixed first and worry about the looks afterwards.

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06-17-2013, 07:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
NewJer-Z Base Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 4 Drives: 10' 370Z PW w/ sport Rep Power: 16	ka24king, thanks, I understand that's one way to do it but considering these wheels were worth ~3k when I bought them, and I bought them partly because I loved the color, I'm trying to preserve the stock volk paint. If it turns out the paint can't be saved and I need to repaint/powdercoat then I will probably just sell them and buy new wheels to be honest.