Magnesium Wheels
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Well after alot of searching, I ended up using Superlite wheels, as they were they only firm I could find that supplied a Mag wheel in a minilite style.
A f--ck load of money later and not very happy.
1stly they sprayed them a satin black, (they call it chromate) not silver as per sample wheel supplied ! (supposidly powder coated ! but runs in the colour and over spray on 1 of the rims, so defo spray not powder coat), rims not fully polished and the use of low quality zinc plated bolts. Generally poor quality for the amount of money paid. I've spoken to them and correspondense isn't very good at all, (I say them but it appears to be a one man operation), and they (He !) says send them back to correct, which is what you would expect. My concern is wether I'm going to be disapointed again, and not get what I believe I've paid for.
Before I send wheels back, should Mag wheels be powder coated or sprayed or doesn't it matter ?
Does anyone have any views on my concerns or the company in question ?
I do have a good friend who runs a company called the wheel restorer and he is more than willing to sort my issues, obviously at a cost, but Mag wheels aren't his foretay, so need some feedback so I can make a decision as to what direction to go so as to get the end product I thought I was initially paying for.

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Gav, i beleive magnesium alloy needs tob e phosphate coated to seal the surface, i would suspect you can apply whatever finish coating you like after,

are these three piece wheels?

as you realloy wanted to stick with the minilte design i say don't go throwing your dummy out over your dissapointment, send them back if needed and explain what you thought you were getting against what you received, allow then to make good the job and you'll end up with exactly what you want in the end,


carl

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Cheer's Carl

I was impressed with you're wheels (seen 2 sets for close inspection and been impressed with product and price) just a shame I wanted the minilite style.
Gav

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I've no experiance with Superlite or mag wheels but I'd be very interested to know how much they weigh.

The 3 piece split rim style are 3.3KG, and all I know is the 1 piece are heavier.

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