Wheel repair specialist found in LA/OC area

I got this number awhile back from a BMW forum member.  He was highly recommended for curb rashes and curb checks.   His name is Son Tran.   Well known in the BMW and high end car forums.     I had curb rash on one of my LXZ and took it to Son Tran over the weekend.   He works out in the Santa Monica area but occassionally visits the OC to do some work.    He works out of his truck but he's got generator and compressor and all the tools necessary to do the job.  Anyways the guy is very friendly and has VERY reasonable prices.   Google his name "Son Tran Wheels" for some reviews.   The work on my rim costed me $60.   

Onsite Wheels
Son Tran

Before....The damage went about 3/4 around the rims edge.
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After...  Sanded down and polished.   Going to go back for finer polish as he promised when I go to drop off my other wheels.
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I have his number, heard great things about him as well. I'm just getting a few maintenance item out of the way, then I'll be giving him a call. Great work and very, very reasonable prices.

Great info, gonna keep him in mind for the future, thanks Blitz

nice find. especially like the he comes to you part.

[QUOTE=F.L.S.;308559]nice find. especially like the he comes to you part.[/QUOTE]

actually he does it at the back of super autotoyz....formerly known as super autobacs.    He comes down on sundays.   It's kinda cool you can check out the store while you wait or there are alot of places to eat too...

This weekend I'm taking my SSR Viena Kreis to get them taken apart and get the lips repolished...  Will keep you guys posted...

how does it work if your lips are chrome?  does he grind down then rechrome?

was wondering the same^^^^^

does he re-do the clear coat too? I have used LAX wheel which is just East of downtown LA and they are frickin awesome, a huge OEM re-finisher. And most recently used Bolton's Classic Wheels in Gardena and they're good, but not as good as LAX Wheel. But on the other hand, Bolton is right down the street from me. I got a couple minor curbages on one back wheel I want cleaned up and that's about it.

Chrome I have no idea...  he can reclear but it has to be taken into the shop.   Call and find out...

i too go to lax and i love their work........
from this
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to this.....
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Looks good! Is it just me or is yer "designed by weds" no longer there? Also^^^Alex, how much was this werk?

my price is a little lower as i know the company that they get all their sanding supplies from, so i get a little better price then others. 

but i will say for now until i delete it that for these wheels i paid $200 total for the face to be redone, and the lips to be polished and cleared. rechromeing the lip would have been more.

The wheels I had sent to LAX Wheel were Volk TE-37 to straighten and re-powder coat a different color was 60 per wheel.  This was 6 or 7 years ago however.  Your wheels look brand new Alex, and so did mine. 

We should start a list of wheel re-finishers in So-Cal, so here goes:

[FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Onsite Wheel Recond., Inc. - Son Tran (714) 742-6855[/SIZE][/FONT]

LAX Wheel Refinishing Inc. 1520 Spence Street, Los  Angeles, CA 90023-3920 (323) 269-1484‎

Bolton's Classic Wheels  16516 S Western Avenue, Gardena, CA 90247 (310) 538-5046

before and afters also would help if people have them to show the quality of work!

whats the number for LAX wheel repair?

Dude, I posted the name, address (except for Onsite) and phone number for all three shops right above :pat:

[QUOTE=F.L.S.;309372]Dude, I posted the name, address (except for Onsite) and phone number for all three shops right above :pat:[/QUOTE]

:smiley-rofl:

Oh shit my bad. I asked before looking. :pat:

Ok fellas got some info for you guys. I got a set of 20's Lsportline IV great aggressive offsets +24 all around well at least fir an IS350. Anyways got a hella of a deal on them but major curbage. Searched on this forum and all the threads regarding repairs there's a member that says to file and just increase on sand paper. Well yesterday I said the heck with it cause I was gonna take it to one of these places but  I figured I'll give it ago so I did just that but instead of filing I used a polisher sander with 80 grit and grinded all the rash down even then started with 120-220-400 and etc up to 2000 grit and dude it came out just like the pic above. Prob is it's chrome not polished. So here's the info ------->. From expensive to least expensive.  LAX then Boltons, and one not listed is D and S. So now that I fixed all 4 curbed wheels gonna take them to get rechromed.

ok so I took my barrells to Boltons today, he said it would take about  a week so I will let you guys know the turn out and post some pics..  going to have the lips repaired and rechromed..

how much did they want for this?

Im looking to get my wheels refinished also, like the whole lip and face. I have the 18" Euroline DH and it has a diamond cut finish and polished lip.... the only thing is that its a 2piece welded. How about do I go on to refinish this wheel?

Dara

You'll lose the diamond cut finish if you get them refinished. Haven't heard of any shops that can replicate that rainbow shine that you get from Work's diamond cut finish.

[QUOTE=EXE.UCF10;314257]You'll lose the diamond cut finish if you get them refinished. Haven't heard of any shops that can replicate that rainbow shine that you get from Work's diamond cut finish.[/QUOTE]


Yeah that's what I've been hearing about diamond cuts but what can i do its bugging me now that the oxidation is just tremendously annoying and the chip :sad:

I can only think of a whole new do and have a whole new happy face.

Dara

I bet you LAX wheel can. They are an OEM refinisher, I saw pallets stacked sky high of brand new Dodge truck 20"s when I was there and they have to look OEM new.  Not sure about other places, pretty positive Bolton Wheel can't do it, cause they re-finished my center caps and just polished them.  They look good, but not like they came.

I was at LAX last week and they said cannot do a diamond cut finish.  They said the equipment alone cost $60K.

[QUOTE=normandie;314459]I was at LAX last week and they said cannot do a diamond cut finish.  They said the equipment alone cost $60K.[/QUOTE]

Yeah I don't care for the loss of the diamond cut finish. I just want a new refinished look. I was looking for a high polish nickle plated lip and face with anodized neochro assembly bolts..... Can LAX do this?

Dara

[QUOTE=normandie;314459]I was at LAX last week and they said cannot do a diamond cut finish.  They said the equipment alone cost $60K.[/QUOTE]

Jesus told me he can have them sent out to another shop to get them done but it would be $200 a wheel.

[QUOTE=chrispy;314479]Jesus told me he can have them sent out to another shop to get them done but it would be $200 a wheel.[/QUOTE]


Christ me, $200 a wheel I can add 90 more bucks and rather buy a set of tires to replace for my camber wear...... eff that! LOL
"now dip baby dip, now dip baby dip!"

Dara

[QUOTE=DpromGS;314478]Yeah I don't care for the loss of the diamond cut finish. I just want a new refinished look. I was looking for a high polish nickle plated lip and face with anodized neochro assembly bolts..... Can LAX do this?

Dara[/QUOTE]

Just call them and ask Jesus or Ivan.  They did say they don't do the plating in house & sends them out.

lax does what they call a satin finish in house. this is what they did for my faces.....

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Sweet deal thanks for the info guys... appreciate it, Im going to call LAX

Dara

[QUOTE=DpromGS;314484]Christ me, $200 a wheel I can add 90 more bucks and rather buy a set of tires to replace for my camber wear...... eff that! LOL
"now dip baby dip, now dip baby dip!"

Dara[/QUOTE]


i only have two places that refinish wheels where i live and for all 4 of my wheels cost 800.000 to refinish lip + face. i wish we had more good shops here like u guys do with better price.

Diamond cut is the holy grail of wheel finishes. I wouldn't replace it with anything else. =)

i just got one of my wheels fixed from wheels america in stanton...there were two bends and they fixed it like it was new again

Hey guys haven't gotten my wheels back yet but will post up some pics as soon as I do, anyways for those talkin about diamond cut, check this guy out found him at another forum and pm'ed him couple times he says he can do a diamond cut finish.  Here is the website [URL="http://www.dippedparts.com"]www.dippedparts.com[/URL] name is mickey.. hope this helps..

anyways here is a pic of the wheels I am workin on..
 
before..
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and this is after taking it apart and sandblasting center and cleared with a flat clear coat so its more of a matt aluminum sandblasted, looks awsome in person.  now mind you that the barrell in this picture has not been sent to get reworked yet so the next picture will be of it when I get it back from Boltons..
 
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[QUOTE=ALEXTHESUS*PECT;314097]how much did they want for this?[/QUOTE]
 
 
OK fellas was not able to pick up the wheels so my brother did it for me cause he lives in LA and live like 3 hours away so gonna pick them up this weekend.  He chrged me $110 per wheel to repair and rechrome the lips, I havent seen them yet but my bro tells me they came out really good, so will post pics after this weekend.

ok not sure why this happened but look at post #2 up on top..:pat:

Hey guys:

Velvet Touch can refinish Diamond Cut wheels!

sorry it took forever but here's the outcome...
 
 
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as most u guys know i got a set of 19 SSR Vienna Dish off JDM-wheels.com and got screw over and had to get my rims refinish. so i went to pick them up today and they screw up big time. the rims were Machine finish face with polish lip, after they refinish it came out to a dull grey colour as if they spray bomb it. as being the only place to repair rims in my city, i once again got rape hard. i don't have pictures of the  rims now since their trying to fix it, which i highly doubt they can. now im thinking to ship my wheels out LAX, u guys think they can fix them and do a full polish finish?

I paid a visit to Son Tran today to have all of my wheels refinished from the previous owner. His work is exceptional and he is extremely courteous and professional. A+!

Got any pix?

I don't have any befores of the rash, but it was bad with huge chunks missing. He is a miracle worker.

hey guys,

Is diamond cut finish the same as Work black diamond chrome?

thanks

Diamond cut gives off the rainbow look when light shines on it.