Perfect Metal Finishing: Wheel Refinishing Reviews Needed

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  • ACHTUNG
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    • May 2005
    • 2397

    #1

    Perfect Metal Finishing: Wheel Refinishing Reviews Needed

    I'm looking for a high quality shop to fill and drill then refinish some rare wheels that I just picked up.

    Levent recommended Perfect Metal Finishing in NJ. I completely trust Levent's recommendation but I wanted to know if any of you have had first hand experience with Perfect Metal Finishing? How was their quality? Any issues? Easy to work with?

    Thanks
    Last edited by ACHTUNG; 07-19-2012, 09:23 AM.
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  • einstein57
    R3V OG
    • Jun 2007
    • 10780

    #2
    Budget? Aluminum? Pics front and back?
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    • 325ix
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      • Aug 2009
      • 7783

      #3
      I believe ca tuned has some wheels from them.

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      • ACHTUNG
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        • May 2005
        • 2397

        #4
        Originally posted by einstein57
        Budget? Aluminum? Pics front and back?
        Budget is not too much of a concern. I'd like them refinished to the highest quality possible. They are aluminum centers.

        Pics of front and back:





        What I would like done is to weld in a new concentric center ring to get the center bore down to 54.1mm. Then fill all 5 lug holes so they are flush with the center piece and fill all 5 indents on the rear face between the holes flush as well so there's as much meat to the center face as possible. Then grind the added material flat and re-drill to 4x100.

        Powder coat the centers maybe Hypersilver or similar to it then have the 2.5" outer lips refinished and polished up. I may add larger outer lips (3.5") down the road to make these 8.5" width wheels.

        So far it looks like Perfect Metal Finishing in NJ has the capabilities and experience but I'm looking for people that have first hand experience with them to give their input regarding their quality and reputation.

        Their facebook page shows some pretty sick wheels that they refinished and shows a picture of their filling and drilling technique. Looks like good work to me but I want to make sure before shipping the wheels to them.

        Perfect Metal Finishing, Newark, New Jersey. 2,498 likes · 176 were here. Polishing, Wheel Refinishing, Custom Plating Services, Wheel Redrills, Custom Metal Fabrication, Powdercoat, you name it,...
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        • DTMbimmer07
          E30 Fanatic
          • Mar 2009
          • 1485

          #5
          I'd contact Rotiform if i were you. i called them a few weeks ago and they charge $100 per wheel to fill and redrill, painting is top notch, if you look at some of there pictures the have on there websites, alot of people send there wheels out to them because they can pretty much do what ever color you want.

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          • 325ix
            R3V OG
            • Aug 2009
            • 7783

            #6
            Renewed finishes. Ca tuned has experience with them. Read the thread.

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            • grippymonkey
              Mod Crazy
              • Jun 2011
              • 759

              #7
              Like it was already said...

              Go with Rotiform. They deal with high-end wheels all day everyday. They refinish some awesome old school wheels. They can custom make anything. They can make barrels for your wheels, change lug patterns, and fix anything.

              I would hit them up.
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              • ACHTUNG
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                • May 2005
                • 2397

                #8
                I'll give Rotiform a call. The only issue I have is that they're in CA and I'm in NH.
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                • ZM Blue Devil
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                  • Dec 2006
                  • 13836

                  #9
                  Originally posted by ACHTUNG
                  I'm looking for a high quality shop to fill and drill then refinish some rare wheels that I just picked up.

                  Levent recommended Perfect Metal Finishing in NJ. I completely trust Levent's recommendation but I wanted to know if any of you have had first hand experience with Perfect Metal Finishing? How was their quality? Any issues? Easy to work with?

                  Thanks
                  Just to clarify, when you pm'd me and asked for a fill and drill company I suggested them as I see a locals using them. We at Guten have never used them(I thought I had noted that, perhaps I didnt). I dont know of anyone else that does fill and drill.
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                  • ACHTUNG
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                    • May 2005
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                    #10
                    Originally posted by ZM Blue Devil
                    Just to clarify, when you pm'd me and asked for a fill and drill company I suggested them as I see a locals using them. We at Guten have never used them(I thought I had noted that, perhaps I didnt). I dont know of anyone else that does fill and drill.
                    Yes, I did note that you had never used them. Have you seen their work first hand though? If so, how does their quality look? Not just the filling and drilling but their complete refinishing work?
                    Last edited by ACHTUNG; 07-20-2012, 07:03 AM.
                    1989 US E30 Cammed S52
                    Under Construction: 1983 Euro E28 Cammed LQ9/LS3 Heads/Jakeb E28 LSx Kit

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                    • DTMbimmer07
                      E30 Fanatic
                      • Mar 2009
                      • 1485

                      #11
                      You can take the wheels apart and just send them your faces so u don't get raped in shipping

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                      • ACHTUNG
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                        • May 2005
                        • 2397

                        #12
                        Originally posted by DTMbimmer07
                        You can take the wheels apart and just send them your faces so u don't get raped in shipping
                        But I need the whole wheel refinished. All 4 of them.
                        Last edited by ACHTUNG; 07-23-2012, 03:38 PM.
                        1989 US E30 Cammed S52
                        Under Construction: 1983 Euro E28 Cammed LQ9/LS3 Heads/Jakeb E28 LSx Kit

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                        • einstein57
                          R3V OG
                          • Jun 2007
                          • 10780

                          #13
                          Here is a set i just did recently. I did not paint the centers or have a chance to clean up the centers though. This was a rush job for the stance works invitational that i completed in a week. In the So Cal wheel world thats impossible.

                          Soda Strip the centers $60
                          Polish lips $140
                          Fill and drill with milling $350
                          Chroming bolts $80-100
                          Polish caps $35
                          Finishing centers $200









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                          Last edited by einstein57; 07-23-2012, 03:52 PM.
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                          • DTMbimmer07
                            E30 Fanatic
                            • Mar 2009
                            • 1485

                            #14
                            Originally posted by einstein57
                            Here is a set i just did recently. I did not paint the centers or have a chance to clean up the centers though. This was a rush job for the stance works invitational that i completed in a week. In the So Cal wheel world thats impossible.

                            Soda Strip the centers $60
                            Polish lips $140
                            Fill and drill with milling $350
                            Chroming bolts $80-100
                            Polish caps $35
                            Finishing centers $200
                            So did you do this or did you have another company do this? fill and redrill part i mean.

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                            • iceman44
                              Wrencher
                              • Mar 2014
                              • 283

                              #15
                              this is perfect metal work 600.00 polished painted and gold rivet

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