How to professionally refurbish my trashed MK5 Golf GTI alloys!

In this episode I'm back at The Howard Brothers paint shop for another lesson! This time I'm learning how to professionally restore badly damaged alloys! I learn to take them back to bare metal all the way to a brand new finish!
Mat Armstrong eat your heart out lol 😆.
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[@shakfr2789]

Can’t go wrong look 10 times better then before 👍

[@usuallybrokencars]

Yeah alot of work went into them and I'm really happy with the results

[@AlexisF99]

Those wheels look absolutely mint. 🔥 love em.

[@usuallybrokencars]

Glad you like them!

[@pw8764]

Wheels look great!

[@usuallybrokencars]

I think so too!

[@samlittle-oi6ll]

Doing this with my Monza's as we speak! Leaving it with the guys to get them painted and will be ready in 7-10, can't wait!

[@usuallybrokencars]

Very nice mate, what colour?

[@samlittle-oi6ll]

@@usuallybrokencars satin black because I'm boring 😂. Have a black 5 door gt TDI and have been chasing the 18" Monza's for ages and these ones popped up, set of 5. However, they were a vibrant orange 😂. Part of me wanted to go the same route as yourself and get them back to almost original, but then my golf is all black with black badges everywhere and thought I'd carry that on haha. Thankyou for following me back on Instagram the other day aswell!! 👍

[@omsimracing]

What a difference that’s made to the whole car! Keep up the good work Mikey

[@usuallybrokencars]

Thanks! Will do!

[@alexsuter5596]

Look wheally good mate

[@usuallybrokencars]

Lol that's really good..... for you lol 😆

[@SamT89]

The colour is wicked! Im a big fan of a bronze wheel as you well know. The result you got shows the effort you put in 👏🏼

[@usuallybrokencars]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@TheZimmeke]

Love the colour, so much better than the original, great insight into the work involved as well.

[@usuallybrokencars]

Thanks mate, yeah far more goes into it than you think would!

[@mrsfrancisstorytime3313]

They look so good! 🙌

[@usuallybrokencars]

Thank you, worked hard to get them where they are!

[@ArabicGamerboyUK1997]

Thats My Favourite car abd wheels 0:02

[@usuallybrokencars]

I'm lucky to have access to some mega cool cars!

[@cpbrad1]

Fresh colour bro 👊

[@usuallybrokencars]

Thanks man

[@chrispage558]

Finished job looks awesome mate! I refurbed my TT alloys at home and that was interesting 😅

[@usuallybrokencars]

Haha, I have done my own before too. Sometimes it's best left to a professional........... I'll give you thier number lol 😆

[@A1anSmithee]

Great colour choice. Those Howard Bros are top guys.

[@usuallybrokencars]

Thanks mate! They really are! What have you had done?

[@Monkeyl2]

Much better 👌

[@usuallybrokencars]

Thanks mate

[@michaellannon]

That's the same colour Luke painted my BBS's, great job Mikey 👍

[@usuallybrokencars]

Interesting fact, the VW Monza alloys are also made by bbs

[@TheParrottBros]

Looking sweet man 😎

[@usuallybrokencars]

Right on! Thanks mate!

[@andydunn1878]

Fully refurbing the monza’s makes a big difference to the look of the car 👍🏻 i had 17’s on mine so sourced a set of 18’s and had them refurbed in the factory silver.

[@usuallybrokencars]

I would have kept them silver but diamond cut are really expensive to keep!

[@andydunn1878]

@@usuallybrokencars mine are just powdercoated silver. I couldn’t be bothered with getting them diamond cut.

[@usuallybrokencars]

@andydunn1878 ahhh fair enough, yeah me neither and I'm skint too lol

[@ZETECROSS]

Great video mate, many people don’t appreciate the graft to get stuff looking good glad they turned out well. Also does that Ross bloke do any work just see him mincing about all the time ?

[@usuallybrokencars]

Haha he does, just seems to be cutting rust out all the time lol 😆

[@ClaireFrancis-t7e]

The wheels look great, but should’ve bought new centre caps!

[@usuallybrokencars]

Mrs Francis can treat me to some?

[@H4DBN]

Anthracite for me! Tidy job though! 🎉

[@usuallybrokencars]

Thanks mate

[@jamesellis342]

So much better

[@usuallybrokencars]

Certainly is!

[@dirkdingle7926]

Proper nice colour,got mine diamond cut last year new tyres drove it for 1week bought a new car lol,I would of put a ceramic coat on the wheels just for added protection hoping to get my mk5 out the garage this summer proper miss driving it got a mk7.5 gti absolutely hate the thing

[@usuallybrokencars]

Really!? How come? What's up with the 7.5?

[@dirkdingle7926]

There’s to much going on in my option all the modes eco normal sports individual turn the lights of always telling you turn on side lights on, stop start annoying too I know you can turn it of but you can’t deactivated it totally,the dsg box again is slow sport mode is different but don’t want to be red lining all the time,my mk5 gti is just a gti not a eco normal sport with g meters psi gauge think I just like older cars no fav get in and drive forgot to sub so subbed now 👌

[@dirkdingle7926]

And it’s a 5 door looks crap

[@usuallybrokencars]

@dirkdingle7926 ahhh man, shame its not what you want. I appreciate the sub thank you. Maybe we should do a comparison why the 5 is your preferred over the newer models 🤔

[@usuallybrokencars]

@@dirkdingle7926 but they are handy lol

[@briansibanda4969]

Where is this Howard and Bros located?? And how much U got charged

[@usuallybrokencars]

It's at Manor Farm, Clipstone, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 9NZ. They charge between £50-80 a wheel and they do a phenomenal job. Find them on Insta or Facebook under: @howardbrosclassics

[@Michael-f8q]

far from perfect, better let the guys who own the place actually do the work....

[@usuallybrokencars]

Oh... thanks. Well I appreciate the feedback regardless. It was my first attempt

[@ZETECROSS]

Don’t get anywhere in life without attempting anything, fair play to him for trying and he also said can appreciate what goes into prep work labour wise which is basically what you’re paying for…

[@usuallybrokencars]

@@ZETECROSS preach 🙌 👏 🙏