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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 02:24 PM
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Default Curbed rim repair review ...

Took my car to Steve's custom cars in Bellevue, I'll repost the before pics for comparison ...

Overall they did a good job, very reasonable $140 but they were a little lacking in the communication department.

I got the quote and made the appointment with Steve but when I dropped off my car (9am) on Wednesday a different dude showed up 10 minutes late.

A woman then called me at 10:52am telling me that the rims were done, it seemed way too fast to be true and when I arrived I had a look and wasn't over the moon with the results especially after being quoted "You will never even know I was there".

After pointing out that the job was not to my satisfaction and chatting for a bit we discovered that they had not re-clear coated the rims which Steve said they would do and this apparently had not been conveyed to the woman doing the job.

The rims were then clear coated and I returned at about 4:30pm to pick up the car, now that I have cleaned the rims I cannot tell that they had been damaged and so I am really happy, I just wish it had gone a little smoother ...

Also, you can kind of see the spray pattern from the clear coating but it looks kinda cool ...

And now for the pics ...

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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 02:26 PM
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Nice! Looks like great success!
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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 02:29 PM
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Nice! Looks like great success!
Well,

Success = fixed rims.
Great success = not having to take 2 trips there and stressing about it.

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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by cersoft
Well,

Success = fixed rims.
Great success = not having to take 2 trips there and stressing about it.

That's fair.

Two trips as in the first repair wasn't actually repaired, or two trips as in drop-off and pick-up?
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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 02:34 PM
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Looks like they did a good job.
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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by sdbarker
That's fair.

Two trips as in the first repair wasn't actually repaired, or two trips as in drop-off and pick-up?
Two trips as in wasn't 100% repaired, I'm actually really suprised that they thought the job was done the first time they called me ... and that is why I would be somewhat hesitant in recommending the place.
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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by cersoft
Two trips as in wasn't 100% repaired, I'm actually really suprised that they thought the job was done the first time they called me ... and that is why I would be somewhat hesitant in recommending the place.
That's good to know.
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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 06:38 PM
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it looks a lot better, they did a pretty decent job. sucks that you had to remind them to finish the job though .. 2nd trips are no fun.
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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 06:43 PM
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$140 for both wheels or each? sorry about he mishap, but it looks great. depending on what you use to clean your wheels, if you use a brush it should make the spray pattern look just like the other wheels over time.
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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 07:01 PM
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Wow, I'm impressed with the way they turned out.
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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 08:32 PM
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Two trips isn't bad...god wait til I post my review on Accutint's $800 clear shield job lol Also very glad to see that he did a good job on your wheels bro

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Old Sep 26, 2009 | 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by djSLiM
$140 for both wheels or each? sorry about he mishap, but it looks great. depending on what you use to clean your wheels, if you use a brush it should make the spray pattern look just like the other wheels over time.
$140 for both so the price was definately good
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Old Sep 26, 2009 | 10:22 PM
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Wow, looks good man! Like nothing ever happened
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