Refinished ZHP style 135 wheels with Michelin Pilot Sports

[jbehr99]

Hello all, the time has finally come. After the previous owner and my self came into a few encounters with curbs and a couple other unanimous objects, I have gotten the wheels refinished. Not only did the wheels have severe curb rash, but also pitting/discoloration from brake dust and other elements. I figured now was a great time to have this done because I am also getting new rubber on the wheels (michelin pilot super sports) and figure I could save a few bucks because the tires are already being dismounted and mounted by the tire installer. I wish I took before pics of the wheels but did not. This process should be said and done with by tomorrow evening or Saturday. I will post pics with the finished product when the wheels are mounted on the car. I took the wheels to the best place around town (metro Detroit area) which does work for all the high end dealerships and was recommended by numerous references. I paid $125 (on par to other quotes by lesser shops) per wheel which includes a complete restoration, straightening, and powder coat with stock silver color. I was debating whether to go with a hyper silver but the extra cost did not justify it and I knew what I was getting with the stock color. I have been told after this restoration, the whees will look basically brand new! I am super excited because I feel the wheels are a large part of a cars appearance and my curbed wheels have always been the weakest point of my car when everything else is practically perfect on it.

A brief time line of the events is as follow
-Monday May 6, Went to local tire shop and ordered tires
-Tuesday May 7, Put winter wheels on, brought the ZHP wheels to tire shop to have them dismount tires
-Wednesday May 8, Picked up wheels at tire shop with unmounted tires, brought the wheels to restoration shop
Friday May 9, Picking up wheels from restoration shop, bring them to tire shop to have tires mounted and balanced, put them in SUV and bring them back home where I will put them on the car.

PICS OF WHEELS WILL HOPEFULLY COME TOMORROW

[jbehr99]

Ok, so here are the pics of the wheels when I got them yesterday. These are right when I got home and before I put tuff shine on the tires and waxed the wheels with poor boys wheel sealant. I will put pics up of the wheels on the car tomorrow. With my BMW performance rotors and black calipers it really came together nicely.

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Wheels on the car
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[danewilson77]

Good deal. Most likely look perfect. What was their process?

HTC DNA, Williamsburg, VA

[jbehr99]

Good deal. Most likely look perfect. What was their process?

HTC DNA, Williamsburg, VA

The companies website with the exact process used Wheel repair link (http://restockwheels.com)

[danewilson77]

The companies website with the exact process used Wheel repair link (http://restockwheels.com)

Nice. Was price reasonable?

HTC DNA, Williamsburg, VA

[jbehr99]

Yes, $125 per wheel.

[danewilson77]

Yes, $125 per wheel.

Ok. Thanks.

HTC DNA, Williamsburg, VA

[SoCalZman]

I was thinking about doing this to my wheels when I got new tires. Please post pics!

[Katu]

In for pics!

Pilot Super Sports are solid tires!

[Washburn]

I got the worst wheel of my newly acquired (but not on car yet) style 264 wheels refinished a week ago - it had some curb rash (3 spots) 1 gash, numerous scrapes, and when finished I couldn't believe it was the same wheel !! It looked perfect/brand new.
The guy has a mobile service, (Xtreme rim repair) and he did it in my garage and charged me $80. took like 45 min.

I was so tempted to get another 264 wheel with a very small curb rash done, and he said he' do it for $60m but i held off for now...I might get it done when I have that 264 on the zhp (he can repair them on the car as long as rash is on an accessible area) and when I am ready to sell the zhp wheels, because one of them also has a small curb rash...he said he'd give me an even better deal if he does both of those at the same time...

[jbehr99]

pics of wheels are up

[Katu]

Those look brand new!

[orange260z]

You guys in the US are sooooo lucky. Here it's $180/wheel to get it done.

I need to get 3 our of 4 done, but then the 4th one will look ratty by comparison... so it would cost me over $700. The wheels are straight and the curb rash is minor, so I may try repairing myself and then painting. I'm thinking that I may try gunmetal Plasti-Dip - it should cost under $50, and is fully removable.

[jbehr99]

Pics of wheels installed on car are up!

[06ZhP]

:thumbup They look awesome!

[johnrando]

They look perfect.

[jbehr99]

Those look brand new!
Thank you! I have to agree haha


:thumbup They look awesome!
They really turned out nice, thank you!


They look perfect.
Thanks!!!


In for pics!

Pilot Super Sports are solid tires!

The tires are amazing, its almost like a suspension upgrade, I feel like they will grip to anything as hard as I can turn it haha

[SoCalZman]

Awesome. I definitely am adding this to my list.