Reed Al Specialty Polishing

I hate posting this. I found Al and Diane very likable. I used them for 2 different sets of Porsche wheels. My brother has known them for decades and recommended them to me for Porsche wheel work.
I brought them 2 sets of wheels, one Fuchs and one Ruf which they were to refurbish and ship back to me [ I live in the bay area]. I also have several other sets of Porsche alloys that I planned to ship to them for work.
The Fuchs were finished first and they did a fantastic job. I couldn’t have been more pleased. The Rufs arrived not much later, but with one rim clearly damaged PRIOR to it being put in the box for shipping. I immediately photographed it to clarify the situation, contacted them, and they agreed it was their responsibility to make it right. I shipped the wheel back. I waited. I ended up calling them for months trying to get an ETA for completion. After a while they stopped answering the phone and never responded to messages. Finally a mutual friend of mine and my brother [Porsche tech in OC] informed my brother that he thought that a Ruf wheel that had been sitting in their show room was for sale and was shocked to discover it was mine. At that point my brother kindly drove over to their shop and made his displeasure know to them about them for being so disrespectful and unprofessional. They promised to get the wheel finished. It arrived a couple of weeks later. However the finish does not match my other 3 $$$ Ruf wheels! Of course, I tried to contact them but it was clear they knew it would not match and washed their hands of doing the job right.
This has been 2 – 3 years now. I still have these freshly «restored» Ruf wheels sitting in the shipping boxes in my storage. I have not been in the mood for sending them elsewhere and paying all over again for what should have been right in the first place.
When you go into business you are only as good as your worst day. When you don’t care enough to do the work right and then screw your customer… If you want to bring your wheels here you BETTER live close enough to insure you get what you pay for. At this point it seems there are a few new guys doing this type work in the L.A. area… It’s your money.
The big irony for me is that I know and like Harvey Weidman of Weidman’s Wheel Repair in Orville. He does exceptional quality work but has a long turn around time. I used Al Reed’s because my brother encouraged me and they had quicker turn around than Harvey. You can guess who I am bringing my next job to!

I have been going to Al since about 1995. He has always been awesome and never disappoints. He has redone both BBS and AC Schnitzer wheels for my BMW’s over the years. I highly recommend him. Send all my friends and family here.

Al Reed is a living legend in the So Cal Porsche scene. He knows everyone and has done it all, yet his prices are still very reasonable. It’s all about attitude. If you come correct, he’ll take great care of you. Come through the door like a blazing asshole, and he might not be able to fit you in, you dig?
In a single project, I used him for wheel repair (straightening), painting, tire mounting and balancing. I drop-​shipped tires directly to Reed’s from Tire Rack. No problemo. He does that sort of thing All. Week. Long.
His office is like a So Cal motorsports museum. Allow some time to sit and visit. If you’re lucky, you’ll get a bit of education.

My step brother had a set of wheels done for his RX8 and they came out awesome. I had a bunch of parts including a set of wheels for my motorcycle done and they look so much better than the parts i had powder coated at another place. very competitive prices, great results