emblems (now refinished rims)

[geordy at hotmail.com (Geordy Rostad)]

I did absolutely nothing to prep them.  The shop stripped them with 
stainless steel shot, straightened them, powdercoated them, machined the 
lip/rim and clearcoated them.  All for $130/wheel.  Sounds expensive but not 
bad if you already own the wheels.  I think it was well worth the money. 
But the rims obviously weren't worth the $350 I paid for the set :-(  Live 
and learn.  ALL the rims were bent.  Two of them were pretty bad.  The shop 
said they spent 2 hours straightening one of them.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Mair" <jmair@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Geordy Rostad" <geordy@xxxxxxxxxxx>; "Mark Bednarz" 
<vwsportruck@xxxxxxxxx>; <scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Curtis Reed" <CurtisR@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <clymerd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 1:21 PM
Subject: RE: emblems (now refinished rims)


Those RAs look absolutely amazing!  I'm so jealous right now.

You know, I've got a set of the 15" BBS from the G60 Corrado for my
Scirocco that I was thinking about refinishing in the offseason.  You
know, steelies for the winter and all that.  Curously, how much did the
refinish cost you and what did they do as far as acid dipping, prep
work, paint, etc.  I'd be interested in hearing about what you did to
prep them and what the shop did.  Details, please!

Thanks in advance,
Joe

-----Original Message-----
From: Geordy Rostad [mailto:geordy@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 1:55 PM
To: Mark Bednarz; scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: Curtis Reed; clymerd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: emblems (now refinished rims)

If anyone wants to see these refinished BBS RA's, here they are:

http://picasaweb.google.com/geordyrostad/Rims

They were done by Cascade Wheel in Lynnwood, WA.  I'd highly recomend
them.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mark Bednarz
  To: Geordy Rostad
  Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 10:21 AM
  Subject: Re: emblems


  Geordy,

  You could possibly do this with some scale-model related items. Alclad
II is a chrome paint that really does a good job through an airbrush. If
you can't get a new badge through the dealer or the web, this may be the
way to go. I'd love to see how the wheels turned out :)

  -=Mark

  Geordy Rostad <geordy@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
    I had the wheels done by a professional wheel refinisher.  They have
a wheel press and they straighten them out, then they blast them with
stainless steel shot.  Then they powder coated the centers with high
gloss black.  After that, they put them on a CNC lathe and machine the
powdercoating off the lip and rim.  Then they do a clear powder coat
over the whole thing.  I've never seen RA's that looked this sharp.
Well worth the $130/rim.

    Needless to say, they don't have the equipment to rechrome plastic
:-(
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Mark Bednarz
      To: Geordy Rostad ; roccit_53@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ;
scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
      Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 8:59 PM
      Subject: Re: emblems


      Hi Geordy,

      Given the professional refinishing of your wheels, couldn't you
just do the same with the emblems at the body shop?

      -=Mark

      Geordy Rostad <geordy@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
        I just did that today but I'm not really satisfied with the
results. I just
        want new ones if anyone knows where to buy them. The car
deserves it. I
        just had a set of BBS RA's professionally refinished for it so I
need to
        complete the look.

        ----- Original Message ----- 
        From: "C Boyko"
        To: " Geordy Rostad "
        Cc:
        Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 7:44 PM
        Subject: Re: emblems


        > On 6:08 pm 10/14/07 "Geordy Rostad" wrote:
        >> This is probably a dumb question but does anyone know where I
could
        >> obtain new rear hatch emblems for my 16v? They are kind of
faded and
        >> not very nice whereas the car has a decent newer paint job on
it so
        >> they really stand out in a bad way.
        >>
        >> --
        >> Geordy
        >>
        >
        > You could prime and spray the whole thing with flat black,
then carefully
        > use a compatible model paint to do the letters. I've done my
16V with the
        > usual Testor's stuff and it's holding up well. If you're
thinking of
        > replacing them anyway, it's not a huge risk.
        > cathy
        >
        >


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