Lepsons Alloy Wheel Refurbishers - Kent

[Mr R.]

I really should have taken mine to lepsons.

 

[Silent_Scone]

I've heard good things about Lepsons. Very good things.

I've had good experience with Wicked Wheels (Crawley), but they did a blow over for me recently that was pretty shocking due to not cleaning off the sealant well enough

 

[cat171]

I need mine doing, I want a proper finish like those GTR rims.

Lepsons mate, I paid about £400 inc having them delivered back FOC, not cheap etc but they look like new.

 

[Stefan.]

Lepsons mate, I paid about £400 inc having them delivered back FOC, not cheap etc but they look like new.

Whats the turn around on them?

 

[Detail Chris]

I really should have taken mine to lepsons.

I though you was happy with JP Scott?

 

[Gally]

The costs for trade are insanely cheap considered they took them from Scotland and delivered them back.

Tyres on and off
Straighten
3 light welds
Chrome finish (ie not standard)

Silly cheap inc vat.

 

[-Rob]

Lepsons are meant to be the best in the business.

I'll have to see if they can do my magnesium BBS centres..

 

[Scrooge]

I though you was happy with JP Scott?

JP polishing are shite

 

[Mr R.]

I though you was happy with JP Scott?

No mate unfortunately not. John has only way of repairing damaged rims for start.

He did which looked like a great job on my PH1 wheels but within a week or two the coating started looking like crow's/lots of light lines all over the finish all in the coating. When the sun hit the wheel's it made it look even worse.

I went back to John who wasn't very happy because all of the 5 wheels needed to be stripped and re done, John started to put the blame onto me because I'd given them a coat of AF mint rims, said that this could have caused the reaction...lol

All 5 wheels where stripped and re coated eventually but we're talking weeks had gone by at this point.

I collected the wheel's again which all looked fine, unfortunately after a few weeks the wheel's started to show signs of starting to do what had happened before, I couldn't be bothered to go through all of the hassle again and the car sold anyway.

The problem with JP is he is a one man band so any issues takes ages to sort out, not everyone is as patient as me or has there car sitting about not used.

The impreza wheels I had done at Maldon shot Blast and powder coat because there isn't a mark on the OZ wheel's but they wasn't cheap and aren't able to remove/refit tyre's.

 

[Detail Chris]

No mate unfortunately not. John has only way of repairing damaged rims for start.

He did which looked like a great job on my PH1 wheels but within a week or two the coating started looking like crow's/lots of light lines all over the finish all in the coating. When the sun hit the wheel's it made it look even worse.

I went back to John who wasn't very happy because all of the 5 wheels needed to be stripped and re done, John started to put the blame onto me because I'd given them a coat of AF mint rims, said that this could have caused the reaction...lol

All 5 wheels where stripped and re coated eventually but we're talking weeks had gone by at this point.

I collected the wheel's again which all looked fine, unfortunately after a few weeks the wheel's started to show signs of starting to do what had happened before, I couldn't be bothered to go through all of the hassle again and the car sold anyway.

The problem with JP is he is a one man band so any issues takes ages to sort out, not everyone is as patient as me or has there car sitting about not used.

The impreza wheels I had done at Maldon shot Blast and powder coat because there isn't a mark on the OZ wheel's but they wasn't cheap and aren't able to remove/refit tyre's.

That's shite mate I wasn't aware of that. The handful of sets have been fine over the years (in fairness were a few years ago now) I've had done for customers and have maintained them for several years without any of what you describe. Shame

 

[Gally]

Scott are you far from Lepsons?

 

[cat171]

Whats the turn around on them?

About a week. You can leave the car with them, or just give them the wheels. When I did it they offered a courier one way, so I took the wheels down there & they sent them back.

 

[Mr R.]

Scott are you far from Lepsons?

About 1/2 an hr away mate, I went to KDS to get a quote on some paint work on the impreza.

KDS and Lepsons are on the same trading estate, well lepsons seem to own most of it.

 

[cat171]

Yeah Lepson's place is massive, loads of buildings!

 

[Gally]

Yeah thats how I found out about them, I knew their work would be good. It's got better if anything.

 

[Silent_Scone]

I'm really tempted to get my Evo wheels done at Lepsons. Is it true they charge you extra if the wheels have tyres, though? lol

Bit like being a gynecologist and saying, if there's a penis attached there'll be a small fee.

 

[Gally]

Yeah they charge if tyres on the wheel.